First off, thrown into the quote box:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? … There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. …As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. — Marianne Williamson

After work I toodled over to Professor Java’s for the TGIO* party with the other NaNoWriMo participants. We had one room and it was pretty cozy and it was filled with writers who just couldn’t stop talking. At write ins, we alternate twenty minutes of work and twenty minutes of chatter so we’re a pretty chatty group, no doubt about it.

We played a few games, gave away a couple things and mostly talked. Most of it was about what we’d been writing about for at least 30 days. We talked a little bit about things we might do next year which gave the whole thing a sort of Brigadoonish spin.

One of the questions someone threw out as a focus question was: What will you write about next year? I took the closest piece of paper and wrote down three bullet points without too much trouble… and then BLAM the fourth, which has potential for causing some problems that need solving! Perfect. I better tuck that list away digitally to keep it safe for when writing must begin.

I’m really glad I went to more write-ins this year. Last year I hosted some at the library and they were fun but when it came to the end party, I couldn’t quite get myself to go. This year I was looking forward to it.

* Thank Goodness It’s Over