#amwritingbitches

Heading to the coast for my first ever writing intensive getaway!!! I'm rapid cycling between agoraphobic dread and creative jubilation. This is my charging unicorn pose. #chargingunicorn #agoraphobicdread #creativejubilation #roadtrip #amwritingbitches #tothecoastjeeves photo by @joj_the_potatobumbum (at Decatur, Georgia)

As I put the finishing touches on one novel and try to wrap up the second, i feel a little like this...

Got myself together. Been writing for 3 good hours. Feels good. #amwriting

I've read some essays from folks who dislike the Nano process and I guess I understand their points of view. However, I have found it to be amazing in terms of my writing. I have written more during this process than in the several months prior. Allowing myself the freedom to write without restrictions and self-editing has been fabulous. Now, I am working on a pet project which is not the book of my heart, but still, I'm having a ball. I'm not even sure I will "win" and I don't even care. This is a great thing for me!

So, I'm doing Nano this year. I haven't quite finished the book of my heart (4 1/2 years and counting and just a few chapters to go), but I do have a fun YA project all planned that I've been wanting to work on. So that'll be the ticket.