Wow, three posts in a single day... Guess whose mind is completely not on work today. Either that or these new year's resolution things are working overtime.

So, I just signed up for NaNoWriMo, and have already become addicted to the forums. The confirmation page I got when I signed up was a thing of beauty, and I'd like to share it with all of you:

Congratulations! You are officially registered as a writer in the fifth-annual National Novel Writing Month. Your name will now stand proudly alongside the other participants who have agreed to sacrifice friends, family and valuable TV time to the quest for supremely adequate book-length fiction. It's great to have you with us.

Along with the welcome email you just received, we are also sending you an invisible, indestructible dose of writerly whoop-ass. You feel that tingle in your hands? That's the force being beamed through our broadband connection.

This miasma of energy will stay with you throughout November, rendering you impervious to writer's block, self-criticism, and dishwashing duties for the entire month. This potent aura can be called upon whenever you need it. Some practical uses include:

Crafting lovable, nuanced characters who speak in brilliantly apt metaphors and embody the complex truths of our modern age.

Transforming half-baked story ideas into unexpectedly coherent plots.

Smiting enemies.

Opening hard-to-turn lids on jars.

So go for it. The writing world is yours for the taking.

Woohoo! I'm psyched!