Sophie has been with us 2 weeks now. She's vibrant, busy, messy, stinky, and loveable. Gretchen has accepted her and they play constantly. Well, as much as a sedentary older cat can play.

Countdown to NaNoWriMo.
4 days to zero hour.
Can't wait!

I've been re-organizing and mapping and plotting and planning for several weeks now. I'm getting anxious to get into the meat of the story. So…if you don't see much of a blog from me for the next 34 days, then Glorain (my hot and ready fire-breathing cave dragon) and I will be furiously writing. My goal is 2000 words a day, more than needed, but there will be days when I won't get that much written. To reach the 50,000 in 30 days, it takes 17,000 a day—every day. Last Nano I did the same—I shot for 2K and ended up being ahead of schedule. That's a good thing. You never know what life's little drama's will trip you up with in 30 days of brain-twisting, key-pounding, world building.

Deadly Retreat at Mallard River Bend, is a campground mystery. The second in what I hope will be a successful cozy mystery series. This 30 day writing marathon will only be the start of the story. My ultimate goal is 100K—plus. When Nano officially ends on November 30, I will continue to work on Deadly Retreat but at slower pace.

I will be posting my word count on the sidebar…so watch it climb.

Wish me luck!