Devereaux Court: Guess who's crazy?

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Guess who's crazy?

Obviously me, as I have taken the plunge and officially signed up for this year's NaNoWriMo.

eek

My page is here and I'd love to be writing buddies with you awesome people! I will be looking you up too, so...whoever gets there first, I guess.

eek

5 comments:

Athena said...: Yay! Welcome to the dark side! Congrats on being awesome!

(enough exclamation marks?)!; October 11, 2010 at 11:42 PM
Athena said...: Also pretty cool, E: we belong to the same region on NaNo.; October 12, 2010 at 12:48 AM
E said...: ORLY?

...near Camrose, by any chance?; October 12, 2010 at 10:05 AM
Athena said...: Not sure where that is, but I'm in Jasper :); October 12, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Rhiannon said...: YAY!

>:D

Welcome to the craziness!

I was in Jasper, but now I'm back in T Dot. But soon I will be in Jasper again, trying to write and find a job a the same time.; October 18, 2010 at 5:00 AM

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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Guess who's crazy?

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