Day 28

I know it's a little late to change the plot, but desperate times call for ridiculous stories. I mean, desperate times call for brilliant, creative moves that are sure to bring me not only 50,000 words, but also fame and fortune, not necessarily in that order.

Day 26

I'm going to have to get creative.

Day 25

You'd think I'd be farther along

Defendants' Original Answer and Counterclaim

IN THE FAIRY TALE DISTRICT COURT
ONCE UPON A TIME DIVISION
ELF COUNTY

The Borealis Family, et al :

: CASE NO. Some number and 1/2

Plaintiffs :

:

vs. :

:

Residents of Maleficent Ville, et al :

:

Defendants :

____________________________________:

DEFENDANTS’ ORIGINAL ANSWER AND COUNTERCLAIM

COMES NOW, the Residents of Maleficent Ville and the Magic Mattress Company, Defendants in the above entitled and numbered suit, and makes, files and presents Defendants’ Original Answer and Counterclaim. In support hereof, Defendants would show the Court as follows:

I.

Defendants deny each and every lie contained in Plaintiffs’ Original Petition and Defendants exercise their right to require Plaintiffs to prove it.

WHEREFORE PREMISES CONSIDERED, Defendants request that the Court set this cause for trial and that at such trial the innocent parties (Defendants) receive everything to which they are justly entitled.

Respectfully Submitted,

_______________________

Carrion Crow

BLACKBIRD AND CROW, P.C.

Attorneys at Law

909 Black Ridge Road

Fairy Tale Land

Day 21

Okay, sure, technically I could finish if I wrote 10,000 words a day from here on out!

Day 19

I'm not sure if it's a sign I shouldn't be writing this month, or if it's a sign I should be ignoring everything that's going on, but it's been extraordinarily difficult finding time to do nanowrimo.

Hot water heating going out, whole house heater maybe going out, eldest daughter's tire issue, two of my dogs ate rat poison (the dachsund can climb higher than we ever thought - or else the mice pushed it over the edge for them), my day job suddenly turning into one bakery crisis after another -

One really fun distraction though is that the Jimmy Kimmel show bought my Jay Leno Lint and it might be on Thursday night.

Day 17

Hopeless. All is hopeless. How can I ever catch up?