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Yep, it's day one of NaNoWriMo and so far I've written ... zilch. I'm really just checking in. I've got shopping to do this morning (zzzz), so it will be this afternoon before I can put pen to paper, or keyboard to screen. I could write a few words now, I suppose, but then I'd have to leave it, and then instead of concentrating on how many fish fingers we need, I'll be thinking of writing.

So there it is. Day One of NaNo and I'm finding excuses not to write already...

I will say that my NaNo attempt this year is called Every Sha La La La (http://sallyquilford.tripod.com/everyshalalala), and will be a futuristic mythology, with shades of Chaucer and the Arthurian legend. My characters are travelling from Derbyshire to London in a post-apocalyptic Britain, and on their travels they will tell each other modern fairy tales and meet other adventures, especially thwarted by the sinister Dragon Riders. I've tried to imagine what sort of myths will be in circulation a thousand years from now, so I've been scouring urban legend sites, and intend to adapt them to suit. All the stories will have the titles of songs (hence the title).

I like the idea. Very Canterbury Teles. I'll give it read and let you know what I think.

Cusith

Good luck everyone!

Thanks Cusith and Nemo. Now if I could just stop lurking here to see if everyone else had started....

I am going to start NOW. I'll see you all later. I'll be the one blinking into the light, with hands swollen to the size of the michelin man's.

Sally

Okay, I've got my first 1956 words done! I'm hoping to write more later on today, but it feels good to have made a start.

Sally