November is: NaNoWriMo!

Nanowrimo is nearly upon us now - November 1st is when thousands of authors, both new and old, around the world will start putting words down on paper and computer screens. The goal is to write 50K words in 30 days, and to revel in the experience alongside other writers.

This will be my twelfth year of Nanowrimo. I've written while doing my undergraduate degree, while doing a graduate degree & working a job or two, while working full-time, while working part-time, while pregnant, with a newborn, with a newborn and a preschooler, and this year I'll be writing with a toddler and a child in junior Kindergarten. 

Fun times, folks, fun times.

I've got a record of 7 wins and 4 incompletes. Never a loss, because I always got words down that I wouldn't have otherwise, and that's always been huge for me. I am *happiest* during November, when I am writing regularly, which speaks volumes about what I *should* be doing with the rest of my year. 

Over the next couple weeks, I'm going to post my tips and tricks for getting prepped for the month of November, as well as reflections on how I'm actually getting ready (or not) and really, any odd ramblings that come to mind as we head towards the big day. 

We've got two weeks to sharpen our pens, focus our minds and creativity, create our personal maps for success, and make sure we kick things off with a bang! I'm eager to get started, are you?