Entry for 19th February, 2008

Welcome to the Blog of the Kindly Cuppa
40 Cups of Tea With 40 Friends
is my goal in life.
And it must be done before 10th July.
Click here to find out why.
If you would like to be my friend and earn a QCT (Qualifying Cup of Tea) then let me know.
No. of QCTs to date: 8
It is getting worryingly close to the start of March, when I may or may not be writing a novel. If you detect a little swithering in that opening sentence, then you would be correct. What seemed like a rather fun and worthwhile creative project when i first mooted it a few weeks ago, is now beginning to look (from the foothills where i am standing) to be a rather daunting mountain, which will be almost impossible to assail without an oxygen mask, a good sherpa and some kendal mint cake.
One thing which might hamper me is, of course, my lack of experience in writing fiction. For example, i have never written a book. I have not written a short story since primary school. I have never taken a creative writing class. I am hugely self-critical (I only post these blogs because I know that no-one will read them).
What on earth has possessed me. I can feel my little heart fluttering. It is no longer with excitement. it is with trepidation. It would still be easy to find an excuse. Work; family; friends; painting the bathroom. These are all beginning to look important; essential even.
Will I? Won't I?
Less than 72 hours to decide.