My Twitter addiction introduced me to G. L. Drummond, so I suppose it’s only fair that she’s pushing me to longer-form responses now. Her latest nudge is an Internet meme asking us to explain what writing means to us… Honestly, it’s almost something I take for granted. I do it every day for my office … Writing Is…

In a surreal moment, tonight I finished my first novel. I clocked in at 50,379 words, and know there will be a lot of editing in my near-term future to whip the story into publishable shape, but I’m still shocked that I somehow produced that volume of prose… in 30 short days! Things I’ve learned…? … NaNoWriMo WINNER!