Takes a deep breath ...

I've signed up for Nanowrimo. Having acted as cheerleader for many people who had attempted it I know how utterly awful heartbreaking and ultimately unrewarding it can be. But I also know that some people succeed brilliantly and are pleased with what they achieve.

Someone - I'm looking at you bitchy_brat - pointed out to me that if I don't have a bash at it I won't know whether I can do it or not, which is very sound advice. I've tried far sillier things for much less valid reasons. Also I have a story asking to be written and I think 60K words might just about do it.

Also I have more time on my hands and have been spending it dozing in front of the fire and giving myself brain damage by watching TV. I need to get out of that habit and a definite project is a much better idea. This feels like a decent project to aim at and I can write the first draft for the joy of it in Nanowrimo, and worry about getting the details right later.

Novel Title: On a Lee Shore

Short blurb: It's 1716 and Lt. Kit Penrose, in disgrace and out of work, accepts a job looking after an elderly diplomat en route to His Majesty's holdings in the Caribbean. Foremost among the many dangers are pirates, and especially La Griffe, a rapacious buccaneer with a particular hatred of the English. Historical fantasy with a dash of romance and gunpowder, written along the principles of Sellars and Yeatman.

So - is anyone else on my flist doing it this year?