Goals

Well, a new blog... :(
Another blog about writing a novel... :(((
Another idiot trying to play Dan Brown...

Let me explain what I'd like to achieve here.
First of all, I am one of those millions of people who have dreamt of writing a novel (I already did but nobody noticed).
Second: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel has been standing on my bookshelf for decades and I must confess I have not even read the first page (even though I have searched the name of the author --Tom Monteleone-- in Wikipedia).
Third: I went to the shrink today, and told him I wanted to write a novel, and he replied 'Why haven't you started doing it?' And I thought, 'Yes, why haven't I started doing it?'
He asked me if I had thought of a plot or something, and I found myself telling a comprehensive story, one I had thought of writing several years ago but got stuck with in the first chapter.
Now, I have this guide for idiots, and I think it could be fun to report here how my novel advances while I read the guide.
First thing to do then: relax, breath in deep and breath out long, and OPEN THE GUIDE!