I have officially and formally begun my as-yet-untitled YA novel.  I’m aiming for somewhere between 40,000 and 60,000 words, so let’s call it a cool 50,000.  (Maybe I’ll get a progress bar set up some time.)  

I’m currently sitting at 1500 words.  That doesn’t sound like much, but it’s 3%.  Woohoo!  At that rate, I’ll have a finished draft in 67 days (2 days to get those 1500 words).  I do intend to speed up a little.  

I’ll aim to have my first draft by June 15th.  It would be better if it was done by the beginning of June, before I go to ConCarolinas.  We’ll see how it goes.  Hopefully my outline will help ward off writer’s block.

No to go home and get another 1500 or so tonight.