I’m behind but Thanksgiving is a day of gratitude

I woke up early and pounded out enough words this morning to get me to 27,500. I know, I know, on day 27 of Nanowrimo one should be considerably farther along if one expects to win. Well, I’m not by nature an ultra competetive person, but I am a person who aims to do very well. I compete with myself and treat myself miserably when I lose. How’s that for a conundrum? Sometimes I think for my anxious psyche there isn’t any such thing as winning.

The most important thing to me about this years nano is that I’m fully engaged in the story I’m writing. It keeps me up at night, tortures my sleep, and fills me with dread and urgency as I approach the climactic scene.

I’m taking time out today to say thanks — thanks to Kathy, my family, friends, to readers and writers. Without the lot of you the world would hardly be bearable. A good book, good food, and a day with loved ones is the essence of nirvana. I hope everyone has a day filled with good words today. (And if you’re a nano-er like me, that you are blessed with thousands of them.) : )

Happy Thanksgiving!