The ROMEO's

That's the title of my story that I'm going to write for NaNo.

Either that or The R.O.M.E.O.'s. I haven't decided if I want the periods in there or not. We'll see when its all said and done.

A bit of the plot for y'all.

R.O.M.E.O. stands for "Retired Old Men Eating Out". Got the idea from a patient that I was going to make an appointment for. He could come in one day "because I have a meeting with the ROMEO's." Of course I had to ask, and so formed the idea. That was well over a year ago. I can't even remember the patients name to give him a proper thanks, but that's probably for the best, considering the HIPPA (HIPAA??) rules.

Ok, a little about each character*.

Russell Staines: Russell means the "red-haired one". He is just your average retired guy with a wife that he's been married to for 49 years. I'm gonna have to think of soemthing interesting for him.

Oscar Towers: Oscar means "divine spear; divine spear-man." I just needed a name beginning with an 'O'. Oscar is widow and he's always running late, usually thanks to his neighbor.

Macon Rutgers: Macon means "the Maker". He's widowed and having a hard time with everything, refusing help from his daughter.

Eddy Quentin: Eddy of course is short for Edwin, which means "prosperous friend". Eddy is a widow as well who has recently moved in with his son and daught-in-law. He's just found out he's about to become a grandfather.

Orlando Landers: Orlando means "from the famous land." His wife is dying from cancer and he's having a hard time coming to gripes with reality.

Each guy will have his tale to tell and I'm looking forward to hearing it. Let's all hope this comes together nicely for a good 50,000+ word novel that might someday get published.

*All character names and descriptions are subject to change as author deems fit.

NaNoWriMo

Well, its been a while. I know. I've no excuses. What I do have, though, is some very exciting news.

I've decided to join NaNoWriMo. It's a site that people use to organize themselves into writting a novel of at least 50,000 words in 30 days. Time starts Nov. 1st, end Nov. 30th. For more info, follow this link. http://www.nanowrimo.org

I'm very excited about this. I think it'll be fun and help me to just sit down and write. If only my muse, Abby, will stick around for the month all will be good.

What am I going to write about?

I'll let you know when I know.

Hopefully it'll be fun and entertaining and worth reading.

I'm gonna be posting updates on my story here, with an excert or two, maybe. Mostly, I'll just need encouragement. How cool would it be if my novel got published?

If I'm absent a lot next month, you now know why.

Wish me luck.