NaNoWriMo is as good as, if not officially, closed. I'll just remember the good things, like how it's helped launch my writing career. (I guess I can call it that?) One of the alternatives that have sprung up is Weeknight Writers. Their First Draft Fall event, whose goal is to create a first draft, will begin on October 1st and run through December 13th.

The premise of Queen Mantis: To solve a copycat serial killer case, a cop must ask for help from the original serial killer: his incarcerated mother. I've watched the first episode and so far the only character I like is the mother (no surprise there).