Last year I wasn’t able to do NaNoWriMo because we were travelling around Thailand and Malaysia at the time. It felt weird not writing a novel in November, because I usually do NaNoWriMo every year. For me it’s not about creating a knockout bestseller or anything like that— I do it because I get a good feeling out of it, because I love the community aspect, and because I think it’s a useful exercise on several levels. It’s also a hell of a lot of fun.
So I’m back in the saddle this year, and I couldn’t be more excited. I love the selection of participant banners they have this year, and I chose this one because, coincidentally, the working title of my book is Monkey Mind.
So if you’re NaNoing this year, add me! We’ll struggle through together. This will be my seventh NaNoWriMo and I couldn’t be more excited.