The 10,000 word mark. Yep. That's basically where I am at with my NaNo novel. It has kind of possessed me, and really, I don't think I needed the added incentive of NaNo to write the amount that I have.

My muse gets like that. Suddenly and without warning it will command me to write thousands of words a day until the story is spent. Other times I can't get two words out. Funny, isn't it? Bloody muse...I think she's a woman and I think she's a bitch, too...just kidding! LOL I love my muse. She's served me well and I feel the success of what I have written is due to the fact my voice is hopefully something people are enjoying when they read my stories.

Sure, NaNo is promoted as a kind of 'beginners' type thing where you can spend a month just planting down words and gaining experience without fear and without restrictions. But for authors who are published, such as myself, it is an oportunity to have a bit of fun, too. Nothing worse than making writing a chore. After all, I write to unwind from work and to kick away the troubles of the day (not that my days are that troublesome--I enjoy life--but you know what I mean). I know plenty of authors, some even 'famous', who enjoy NaNo time.

Tomorrow I may actually post an excerpt of my NaNo novel and try and get a bit of feedback. That's if I'm not completely taken over and can't draw myself away from the novel, that is.