NaNoWriMo Update
Sadly, I am only at 4,800 words. At this point, I should have written 30,000 words. I tell myself that the people who are meeting that goal must not have jobs, children, E-mail, cell phones, or tickets to New Moon!

But in keeping with my resolution to stay positive in all areas of life, I am officially telling myself that if I hit 10,000 words by the end of the month, I will be still be successful...i know...lame! That's only a little more than 50 pages - not quite the 250 word page novel we're striving for, but still a good start!

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Other Writing News
Someone requested I publish one of the stories I'm working on, so I'm giving you a PDF of a book I'm writing for my daughter. It's called Mystery at Mound Key, and it's the story of four kids suffering through the normal teenage angst, who stumble upon an ancient relic that gives them special powers. They'll need to master these powers if they're going to help find out who set fire to their school library, and left someone to die in the building. The story has a local inspiration, as Mound Key is in Estero Bay, at Fort Myers Beach. The Mound was the ceremonial center of the Calusa Indians.

I'm giving you the first 7,000 words or so...this isn't the book I'm writing for NaNoWriMo, but it was just accepted into the Tampa Writer's Association novel competition for judging...so enjoy!

http://www.vroberts.com/uploads/MYSTERY_AT_MOUND_KEY.pdf