I imagine you already have a sky chart for this viewing, but I've been seeing this comet regularly (including last night) from here in Missouri. This chart at sky and telescope has been pretty spot on:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/10862521.html

The comet however is higher now on the left, but still forming a triangle with Mirfak and the other star. That's the main thing to look for: the triangle, with Mirfak, the brighter star at the peak.

If you can get the stars in focus, the comet stands out big time, because it's a quite large and fuzzy circle (like the picture farther down in the sky and telescope article). I hope that helps. Still, it's not anything like Hale-Bopp!

By the way, I've really been enjoying your topics about writing fiction. I made my first sale back in August, and am still hungrily learning the craft. I've also begun sharing the articles with my daughter, who is in high school, and has begun writing. So thanks for sharing!

Guerry

I hear it looked pretty impressive the first couple of days. I finally was able to pick it out on 11/1 (that small part of the sky is the only part washed out by lights where I live), and by then I could see it better with my peripheral vision than straight on. At least with the naked eye.