Salutations! I am 24 and am a second time NaNo explorer, the first (and last) being 2010, which was a solid victory in word count for this recovering author. And that's really what I am. I was an avid writer and artist my entire life, always crafting and creating stories, and I surrendered it in undergraduate studies to take care of my siblings. It was a tough time. But now I'm back!

This year is going to be crazy because, in addition to working full time, I am also a grad student and, like the poster above, November is the crazy crunch time for everything being due and midterms sneaking up on you. (They do this on purpose, it seems.) I think the 1,667 words a day thing will be good for my brain in just giving me a chance to relax, so hence I'm going to give it a go. Can't hurt, right? (Well, not that much!)