As many of you probably know, November is National Novel Writing Month…also known as NaNoWriMo.  The idea behind it is to really buckle down & write as much as you can, as fast as you can by the end of the month.  (50,000 words in 30 days is the goal, but I’m sure you can change it to whatever works best for you.)

Now, I’m all for goals, but you know how Mistress Heidi & I feel about being told what to do.  We do not like to be pressured. :devil  But since we’re working on our next vampire romance now, anyway, our attitude is going to be what the heck! We may not get 50,000 new works written this month…we may not even get 30,000 like last year’s goal (which I believe we met, thankyouverymuch :thumbsup ), but we’ve got some catching up to do after NJRW, anyway, so we’re going to try. :hothot

Also just like last year, we’re going to rename our attempt ITryWriMo & our “Under the Whip” word count meter in the sidebar is going to change to reflect this month’s progress.  And I’m going to go ahead & mark the goal as 50,000…at the very least, it will give us something to chuckle about when I don’t even get close. :beerlaugh

So if you’re a writer yourself & would like to play along, let me know—I’ll add a progress meter to the sidebar for you, too, so we can all be humiliated together. :stalker

P.S. Today is Election Day, so don’t forget to vote!  (At the very least, it’s a great way to buy a little more time before you have to sit down to write.)

Pumpkin Martini

Ingredients

1/2 oz. Sylk Cream Liqueur
2 oz. vanilla vodka
1/2 oz. pumpkin liqueur or pumpkin spice syrup
1 tsp. whipped cream
cinnamon stick for garnish

Preparation

Pour the Sylk Liqueur and vodka into a shaker filled with ice.
Shake well.
Add the pumpkin liqueur or syrup.
Shake again.
Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Top with a teaspoon of whipped cream.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

But of course, since this is The Dungeon, it’s not just Halloween.  It is also prize winner announcement day, & we have some catching up to do. :uhoh

First, our Free Book Friday winner from the weekend I was away at the NJRW conference (10/22) & offered an autographed copy of THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS…

Dee!!!

Second, our Free Book Friday winner from this past Friday, when the prize was a copy of my dragon novella “Curse of the Dragon’s Tears” in the HOTTER THAN HELL anthology…

Throuthehaze!!!

And last but not least, as promised, it’s time to announce the winner of my

Lori Patterson!!!

Congratulations, ladies!  Please contact me with your name & mailing information, & I’ll get your prizes out to you as soon as I can!

Thank you so much to everyone who’s been popping in for Free Book Friday & who signed up for my mailing list to take part in the “Fang-tastic Vampire Swag Bag Giveaway”!  Stay tuned for even more fun Dungeon giveaways in the very near future. :surrprisse