NaNos at the Kickoff

Sunday, October 30, was the kickoff party for Detroit area NaNo novelists. We walked in - we being Tiffany, Gary, Kim and your Brico - to Woody's here in Royal Oak not knowing what to expect. Well, noveling must be a big deal this year because there were 32, count 'em, 32 people sitting at a long table talking, gesticulating, laughing, and most of all, enthusiastically anticipating. That's at least three times as many as attended the kickoff last year.

YT felt like an old man amongst a crowd heavily salted with college students. No matter. Plenty of familiar faces showed up, including Amy, penultimate Municipal Liason and veteran WriMo, and the redoubtable MontiLee, more determined than ever to finish. Last year was a roundtable conversation among newfound friends; this year was a party.

Looks like the Brico will be keeping company with a lively bunch.

Word count after 3 days: 3,855