NaNoWriMo Progress Check-In #3

I reached 30k on my NaNoWriMo story earlier today. Whew, I'm still chugging along with this thing. The planning/prep has helped muchly. After I hit the big 3-0, I took a break to do some household chores. I needed to step away from the screen (and my story) for a little while. I'm going to relax my mind for an hour or two then dive back in for a late-night writing session.

Tomorrow is Veteran's Day. I have to stop and give a shout out for our men and women who have served in the ar...