1-Million-Words

Yesterday (Monday) was Labour Day in NZ, so I had a glorious long weekend - the first public holiday since June, which in these parts symbolises spring finally starting to turn towards summer! I am so ready for it! And of course, Christmas is now less than two months away, which means there's things to do to be ready for a relaxing Christmas Day at our place! This year we're aiming to tidy up the patio and get a gazebo-cover type thing we can set up over the picnic table, as it inevitably rains on the big day, and if not, it'll be sunny out so we may need shade there, anyhow. So there's a bit to do before December!

Apart from all that, today being Tuesday already is a huge bonus! I'm already looking forward to Friday! What I do need to do is set up a post about the Advent Challenge, which will be upcoming. I know we have Swap of Joy getting under way, but this is separate and is not for a particular recipient, and posting occurs in the 24 days heading up to Christmas, whether or not you celebrate! OK, I will make that my mission for later today!

How are our Big Buddies doing? You should be at about 93% of your monthly goal by now. How is it looking?

There is plenty of inspiration in our usual posts - so scroll on back, or look out individual tags to see what rocks your boat! Our current long challenge is Bingo, which is always a ton of fun! And the cards look awesome! I may need to grab hold of a couple myself!

Your flash challenge this week is 'Don't sweat it!'. Drop and give me 100 or an icon! Post it in a comment or link it to this post, so we can all check it out and pat you on the back!

And October is almost over, so don't forget to update your numbers this week, or by the end of the weekend, so I can tell you all the good news on the count front! We are getting close to the wire now, and I would love us to beat last year's 4.2 MILL! Also, this means many of our writers here will be gearing up for NaNoWriMo! Good luck to all of you!

Stop by in a comment here and let me know how you're doing, no matter which of our challenges you are doing (or not!); I'd love to chat!

And let's be creative out there! ;-)

Hey guys, for all of you involved in mini_wrimo, there is a collection ready over at AO3 for anything you want to share with the comm while you're in the writing process in November, or afterwards at any stage!

Here is the link: 1MW AO3 Mini-Wrimo Collection

Good luck to everyone participating in either the main NaNoWriMo or with the Mini-Wrimo!

Whoever makes the most words wins! is a star, but we love ALL the words and celebrate and encourage all of you all the way! WOOT!

It's the 31st here, so I'm starting my own goal of 200 WPD TOMORROW! Wish me luck! I'm going to post reminders as often as I can, and you're all welcome to let me know how you're doing, and/or ask for and offer encouragement to others in those posts.