It's NaNoWriMo time again! Good luck to the people I know who are participating this year... this is where I would put a hyperlinked list of names if I had the time, but you know who you are.
I decided a few weeks ago that this time round I would dispense with any forward planning, and do the whole thing -- from story conception to finishing touches -- in the month of November. This has advantages -- it's a lot more exciting and the result is likely to be much more spontaneous -- but it also means that today I'm completely dependent on a sudden flash of inspiration. Not the easiest thing to create at will.
Because I'm isolated from my word processor this weekend, though, I do have the opportunity to spend a couple of days doing nothing but planning.
Regular updates on the state of my novel will follow throughout the month.
Current Word Count: 0