Joining Frenzy

I'm not sure how this happens but it seems like once I commit to one event/cause/group 5 others pop up that sound just perfect too.  This last week is a prime case.  I started this new blog to keep me writing.  Then an opportunity to write a wellness column came up, I jumped on that.  Yesterday I realized it's almost November and therefore NaNoWriMo starts in 12 days.  NaNoWriMo is a contest that started in 1999, where you attempt to write a novel in 30 days.

I've wanted to do NaNoWriMo for the last 2 years but I've always talked myself out of it.  Well, in the spirit of joining things I signed up this morning and discovered they were having their first group meeting today.  What luck.  I got to spend a couple hours this afternoon with a fun-loving group of fellow writers.  Now I am committed to doing this thing.  I have now also posted my intention of doing this all over my personal section of the internet.  There's nothing quite as motivating as fear of public shaming.  Actually I am quite looking forward to the challenge and the change of pace.  I am so ready to reinvent my relationship to my writing by taking another step toward professional status.  Or in my case this last week, 3 steps.