Progress and A Cool Distraction

Making progress on the two ICA submissions that I'm working on. Both papers are coauthored, and I sent a revision of the Lit, Methods, and Results to my coauthor yesterday. Just some polishing and the discussion section to go. I'm hoping to spend a decent part of today working on the other one.

I saw a very interesting idea recently. It's a project called National Novel Writing Month. The idea is that you write 50,000 words in 30 days. I wrote short stories when I was younger, and the idea of writing a novel intrigues me. I can't do it this year, but I like the idea of planning for it next year. They suggest having an outline and plot notes (but no prose) in advance. The website says that getting a mediocre novel on paper will get you further toward publishing a book than saying "one day, I'll write a novel." If you would like more information, check it out at www.nanowrimo.org. Maybe I'll have more time to pursue hobbies after tenure (don't we all say that).