
I’m In!
Big surprise. I decided to do NaNoWriMo again this year. Â When I was asked about it in October, I flatly told anyone who would listen to me–NO. Â I rushed through 50,000 words for the last two Novembers and this year I was going to concentrate on finishing up my fifth book in the Pecan Bayou series. Â Halloween night I’m sitting at my laptop in a funny hat between running to the door when my husband says, “Are you getting ready to NaNoWriMo?” (Yes, that word is actually a verb in my household.)
I think he looks forward to me being so busy in November. Â This may directly relate to the currently active college football season, but I can’t be sure. Â So, he talked me into it. Â I have a novel that has been bouncing around the back of my head for the last year. Â I was planning to work on it after the book I’m currently plodding through, but I just couldn’t resist the chance to try.
Ever since home economics class years ago, I have enjoyed sewing. Â I’ve sewn apparel, things for my home, quilts and all kinds of things for my disabled son like chair covers. Â I make plenty of mistakes and throw away failed projects all the time. Â In some ways sewing is a lot like writing. Â You have to practice at it and even though you think it’s going to be wonderful it can turn out to be junk. Â So what do you do? Â Rip it out and try it again or in writers’ terms, rip it up and try it again.
One of my favorite programs on television is Project Runway.  For a writer this show is like going to an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of interesting characters.  Then,  I was so happy to hear about a new sewing program from the UK titled The Great British Sewing Bee. Instead of a group of fashion school graduates, it was people from all walks of life who just liked to sew. Instead of having to design an outfit they were given a commercially made pattern. I grew to love these people as much or more as the crazy designers from the New York based show.  Between the sets of characters in the two different programs I could see a book was itching  to write.
So here I am doing double writing duty and having a great time with it. Â My NaNoWriMo book will not be a murder mystery. Surprise again! Maybe I shouldn’t say that until I actually finish it. Â I may have to kill somebody off. I can see it now The Taffeta Murders…
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