Word count: 9,437

Productive day in the end, despite a lot of procrastination through most of the morning and afternoon. God bless public holidays for horse races. Melbourne Cup day is always a saving grace at the beginning of NaNoWriMo.

I didn’t quite make my target of 10,000 words, but I came close enough to be happy. It was made more difficult by a sore back – brought on, embarrassingly, by a fit of sneezing. A trip to the osteopath is booked in for the near future, but not near enough. Earliest convenient appointment was Tuesday next week. I’ll have to see how I go between now and then.