Q: Dan, you're getting married in November and have still committed to doing NaNoWriMo this year. Do you really plan on writing during your honeymoon? And how does your fiancee feel about all this?
A: That's correct, I'm committed to win NaNoWriMo this year after two previous attempts and fails. If there's one thing that describes me best it's perseverance, which is something to expect from a guy with a chest tattoo of "Goonies Never Say Die!" I'm getting married on November 7th and our honeymoon to Jamaica is from the 9th-16th. I plan on writing throughout the week, and the plane ride from Boston to Montego Bay is 4 1/2 hours each way. I'm an early riser (I get up at 4 AM most days for work and my lovely Heather wakes up 7 AM or so) so I figure I can write while she's still sleeping. I haven't decided if I want to bring my laptop with me, write on paper and type it up when I return home, or call the hotel and see if they have a public computer I can use. As far as what Heather feels about this, she said as long as it doesn't get in the way of the romance. Its only 1-2 hours a day, I can definitely find time, and what better muse for a story than laying on the beach with a drink with paper umbrellas in it...
Dan Pugatch is a bicycle mechanic from Boston, Massachusetts whose life revolves around bicycles whether it's racing for OrganicAthlete's vegan cycling team, running the Boston 3 Speed Bicycle Club, or volunteering his time for the Bicycle Benefits program. He has even worked in the past as a bicycle courier navigating downtown in the winter making deliveries. This year Dan figures NaNoWriMo would be a good excuse to put that English degree to use. Surprisingly, there are no plans for bicycles in his novel, but you never know!
