The Writing Begins

OK, so I'm writing. The book, I mean. Also technically at this moment a blog entry, but let's not add more to the swirl that is my brain right now, m'kay?

Is the writing going well? Uh, I guess. Having never written a book before, I'm not sure what "going well" involves. I'm about 1500 words in and I don't think it totally sucks, so I'm just going to claim that as my version of "going well" at this point.

I'm also hiding away from the world as I'm writing and declaring a personal news blackout so I can concentrate. Given the state of the world when I opted out of it yesterday, I can't imagine I'm missing any good news. If anything particularly wonderful does happen, someone yell. Likewise, if I should tap into my emergency survival stash and head for the hills, would someone give me a heads-up? Much appreciated.

In the meantime, I want to hear from you, dear reader. Y'all weigh in with thoughts/musings/horror stories from the last time you did something, to quote Monty Python, "completely different." Or at least comment and let me know that someone's still reading this blog. I am counting on y'all to buy the book, so it would be nice to know I'm somewhat guaranteed to sell at least two or three copies.

And yes, I'll throw in a batch of my world-famous brownies with a copy of the book. I am so not above bribery.