Loving the NaNoWrimo forums, still

Yes, though it is no long National Novel Writing month, the nerds over at www.nanowrimo.org are still going strong.

I'm so glad, too. I've been having this week of weirdness, dreams about fake people, new music adding a spin to my imagination and a whole slew of new dialogue that could potentially sew together the plot holes. I've needed a place where I could see other people besides myself are obsessed. Now, a lot of them live at home, or live alone with their collection of reptiles. Some are just kids, and some are...well..I'm not sure what some of them really do all day, but, they all seem to get me and my need to sacrifice my brain for the sake of creative endeavor.

And every once and a while, you run across someone totally normal who you relate with, and that makes all the difference.

I have a few copies of Blood Freckles floating around out there, now. I'm hoping for some real solid criticism. I know the story is not strong enough yet to be widely read, and I hope that a kick in the pants and the realization of some harsh realities will put me on the path of writing something I'll be proud to put my name on. Again, I'm not even talking publishing as much as the fleshing out of something my mind has produced, as well as the justification of hours and HOURS of staring and talking to myself.

Does any of that make sense?

If you are one of the 4 people who has the book in their hands, I hope you won't be afraid to give it to me straight. Tell me Johns actions are unlikely. Tell me Nina is a dolt who you don't care about. Remind me it'd all be better if John was dead. Say that there's too much extra-sensory talent in this story. I can take it. I know...I know...and tell me I need to stop using ellipses. I know... :)