It Is Already November

by Janet Quinn Cornelow

November is the month for write a book in a month. I have never participated because I have always had something else that I had to do and there is no way I am going to get 50,000 words written.

Debra, my critique partner, does it every year and usually manages to make her goal. She has a really good idea for a fantasy book for this year. I am sure she was ready to start yesterday.

For me, yesterday began training for a new job. The training lasts a month, except I get the week of Thanksgiving off and then have a week afterwards that goes into December. That is going to cut into my writing time. The class isn’t too difficult. It is basically the same thing I have been doing for the University of Phoenix. Of course, none of us can do out homework because they have us locked out of the part of the website we need to get into.

The last month, every time I sat down to write, my kids showed up to visit. Saturday it was Michael and Jessi. Michael needed to move the fish tank that was near the front door because we were getting a new front door yesterday and the fish was in the way. Thanksgiving he will have to move it back so we can put up the Christmas tree.

The installer showed up yesterday morning. However, the company had not delivered the door, so they went away. We were supposed to have the door two weeks ago. It finally arrived at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. Today it was installed and it looks really nice.

The postman and the door arrived at the same time yesterday. The postman crept up the front walk rather than cut across the lawn like he normally does because the front door was open. He was looking for Chewbaca, who hits the door growling every day. Chewbaca was in the back yard, but the postman was taking no chances.

I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am having the family over and have to cook. I have to clean the dining room carpet before then. Always something to do.