My friend T and I had big plans to do NaNoWriMo 2009 together, but reality unfortunately got in the way. However, I felt like the year would not be complete if I didn’t write at least a first draft of a novel, so we both embarked on what I’m calling SlackerWriMo — a NaNoWriMo favoring December. I admit, I cheated (even further!) by drudging up a 4K story I’d started and working on that, but the point was purely to finish something.

And I did! I finished a day or two after New Year’s, but that sounds much less interesting than New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, so let’s go with that. I’m very excited about this story, which I’m tentatively calling “Cut and Dried” but that’s certainly subject to change. It’s very mid-80s, with lots of crazy famous people doing crazy famous people things, like breaking hearts, making money and the front page, and falling in love–even if they’d rather not.

Now to tend to one of my semi-resolutions (I’m hesitant to make it an official resolution): eat all the 2009 food still lurking in the pantry/freezer. All those Lipton sides? That box of San Giorgio angel hair? The six-month-old bag of tots? Histoire! This is actually pretty smart of me, considering it clears out “food baggage” and forces me to cook instead of contenting myself with Triscuts, cheese and preserves.

-LZ.

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