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Well hello there 2023! I would ask if you're going to be a better year than 2022 was but with climate doom looming over the world I know better than to ask such a foolish question. This, for instance, is just one example. Nothing to do but keep going, wondering what terrible thing next week or next month might bring.
As for NaNoWriMo I usually post an update or two during November but I just didn't feel I had the time for that or the energy. For anyone who is wondering I hit 50k on Thanksgiving day and then coasted the rest of the month only churning about a thousand words a day. I was a welcome change of pace as it meant I didn't feel forced to add a lot of word bloat just to try to meet my word count goal. That's one downside to NaNoWriMo - you tend to add embellishments and diversions that you wouldn't otherwise just to add to the count. This year I had a strict "No Contractions" rule that I followed which was a little painful. I know you're not supposed to worry about the quality of words you're putting to digital paper but it's impossible not to.
Anyway this is just me checking in. Now I'm going make to reading up on the day's news and then I have a couple of errands to run in EverQuest.
