Rhino Update

Whoot! So yesterday was the official kickoff of NaNoWriMo. And for the first time in months, I actually gave myself permission to sit down and write something new.
It. Was. Awesome.
 I'm in heaven! I actually got on their site this morning to see if they have any t-shirts available that I find stupendous and worth the 20 some odd bucks, but got side tracked. Look what they have!:

How cute! Right? (And notice the colors? All the cool peeps use orange and blue. Just sayin'!) *grins* I suspect it's from their summer camp, but I'm sticking this on my side bar right now anyway.

It's been a productive morning. While I was visiting some of my wonderful blogging pals, I discovered that Stephanie over at Maybe Genius has a kickin' giveaway going on. We're talking signed novels and MS critiques! You ought to head over and check it out.

Hope you have a great week!

Nanowrimo or Bust!

Yay! November is National Novel Writing Month and I'm uber siked! Starting today I'm charging into some heavy research for my next WIP. It's going to be intense. With this story idea comes an overwhelming amount of background info--and of course, it's a subject I know very little about. Just enough to know I want this to be a part of the plot. If all goes as planned, it's gonna be sick!

So the rest of this month will be dedicated to my research and to getting my house in order, cause come November 1st, I'll be in a zone. Gotta meet that 50,000 word minimum on Nanowrimo. This will be my first year. Gosh, I love challenges.  How about it? Will you be joining in the writing madness? If you haven't heard of Nanowrimo, go ahead and click on the link, I dare you!

Also, I wanted to give thanks to Tia over at Depression Cookies for honoring me with the 'Lovely Blog Award!' She really brought a smile to my face. Tia and her mother, Angela, are authors of the novel  Depression Cookies. A must read:


"Depression Cookies is a coming of age story woven around the heart of family triumph. It is told from two distinct vantage points, middle-aged mother, Abby, and her teenage daughter, Krista."


Rules for accepting the Lovely Blog Award:
1. Thank and link to the person who nominates you
2. Pass this Award along to 15 recently discovered blogs and let them know about it! 


Cristina at Once Upon a Time...
Kimberly at Zook Book Nook
Claire at Crazy California Claire
Sonia at Story Treasury
Tracy at Words on Paper
Katy at Musings of an Aspiring Young Adult Author