ROW80 - First Checkin

     Good start for me.  Though I didn't officially jump in until this week, I have written daily since 1 Jan. Around 4,700 words, which I suppose for me is pretty good.  I expect, from prior experience, the word count will gradually increase as the wheels keep rolling.

     It's noteworthy to me that I jumped in on 8 Jan, the day after the carnage in Paris, Charlie Hebdo.  Freedom of expression is at the top of my thoughts as it has been since learning about it.  It challenges me to stay on task with my goal but to also consider how to exercise my freedom of expression more genuinely, to take my writing that I'm keeping after, away from my desk and my desk alone.
     Thanks for this encouragement.