Starting up my junk

I'm so excited! I finally put my first few words down for my novel! For ages, I had not idea where to start. And I didn't want to start at the beginning.

After attending a novelist workshop by Linda Gillard (amazing writer, by the way) a few weeks ago, I just had to jump in. I have set some targets for myself. I'll write at least 500 words at every laptop sitting. Although, I hope to be able to write on most days, I know my day job and life may only permit me 2 or 3 days a week. At this pace, a 100,000 word book will take a year or more. Towards the end, I know I will not sleep or eat. This is not a bad thing at all. No no. This is something to look forward to. So, my first sitting is great because I wrote over 600 words...and, they are pretty good. I have no clue what will happen on the next page but I know I was obsess about that till the next sitting. Fabulous!