It's been a busy writing day, and I haven't gotten a thing written.

Well, that's not entirely true. I've emailed a few folks. I also sent a handful of haiku/senryu to Modern Haiku for consideration in their next issue, then got some haiku ready to share at tonight's Haiku NW meeting at the Bellevue Library. http://hometown.aol.com/WelchM/Haiku-Northwest-Monthly-Meetings.html

Now I need to write a clever bio for my Hugo House Write-O-Rama laureate profile and scrounge up an unscary photo of myself. Check out this website, http://www.hugohouse.org/laureates in two weeks, and with any luck, I should be there. I'm no good at asking for money (I always detested candy bar sales for choir back in middle school), but I hope you'll give a bit to Hugo House. It's an amazing place and although I don't go there as often as I'd like (1.5 hour bus ride each way makes it a bit of a trek), I always leave with a bit of a glow about me. Whether sitting up in the incredible library, pouring through the journals of Anais Nin, or attending a class taught by an awesome writer, or listening to a performance in the Cabaret, it's always well-worth the journey there.

Did I mention that I'm taking Charles DeLint's class later this month? It's titled, "Heroes and Villains: Making Your Protagonist Step Off the Page." I'm rather excited about it (understatement), and am glad I signed up when I did since it's now full. But there are lots of other classes available at Hugo House, so check them out! http://www.hugohouseservices.org/home/Catalog/Catalog.aspx

I'm also plotting how to spread the word of NaNo to the masses. I'm thinking flyers in bookstore and library bathroom stalls would be a good place to start. Here's the website, though it's having technical server difficulties right now: http://www.nanowrimo.org/ .

OK, time to biographize.