Introduce Yourself

There's usually one of these threads in here, so I figure I'll go ahead and create it... I'm a 1LT pilot in the Air Force, flying out of Cannon AFB in eastern New Mexico. Before this I was stationed at Vance in Oklahoma, and before that the Academy in Colorado Springs. I've been attempting NaNo since around 2005, finally started winning two contests ago and now I'm trying to keep the streak alive. So far my most consistent genre has been Adventure, but I like to fill my head with the notion that I'm writing LITERARY shotgun fights so my projects seem more important than they really are. This year I'm laid up with a knee surgery, and I won't be flying again at least until December if not later than that -- so, at least I can NaNo in peace from my own bedroom.

So who are you? Talk a little bit about who you are, where you've been, what you (or your significant other) does, what you like to write about, etc.

I'm a spouse. My husband is a CM2 in the Navy (Seabee). He's a currently a mechanic for the Seals. He was stationed in Mississippi until last December. He's been in Iraq, Afghanistan, Japan, and Africa in the first 6 years of service. We are currently stationed in Germany for a couple more years (he just got back from an exercise in Romania - I'm totally jealous lol) and are expecting baby #1 in January. I've been around the NaNo boards for what seems like forever, but never had the patience to wait until November to start writing. But, I finally waited & won in 2009! I'm aiming for 70k this year as my personal goal, but will be happy with the 50k win lol. I have 2 vampire novels published, and the 3rd/final one is in the editing stage. This NaNo I'm going to give writing YA a try! Still paranormal, though... but I am also switching to 3rd person for the first time. It should be an interesting NaNo! :)

I just got back from Korea a few months ago, and now I'm headed into Special Operations training (which starts the same week as NaNoWriMo). I really have no idea how I'm going to do this.

I've been in the Army for almost two years now, and I did NaNoWriMo successfully last year. This will be my seventh year, and I have no intention of ever stopping.

My third year attempting NaNo, my tenth year in the Army. Last year, I did NaNo in Iraq, and funny enough it was the only one I won. I'm currently hanging out at Fort Lost in the Woods, Misery. Looking forward to chilling in this forum as we go through this month of crazy.

My sixth year attempting NaNo, I get closer and closer every year. I'll be happy if I break 40k this year. I am stationed on Kadena AB in Okinawa and I am trying to scout the Army, Navy, and Marines on the island to engadge in some cross-service word wars. If you guys know anyone on Okinawa definatly give them my name so we can organize some write-ins on other bases than Kadena as I really do not know what is available on other installations.

Fifth year of NaNo, have no clue what I'm writing yet. I got into Criminal Minds this summer, and my brain has been stuck, I've actually started writing fanfic, but I will not do it for NaNo.

Writing from Vicenza, Italy, hoping to to keep my streak alive. Wins in '08, 09 and '10, did Camp over the summer and won July, but my PCS move killed my August work mid-month.

Briefly, Army, 5 years, work on a computer help desk.

This'll be my seventh year of NaNo and my first time doing it in the Army. Probably writing crime again this year, as last year's (original) plot needs a total start-from-scratch redo.

I've gotten used to having biweekly write-ins (and a dear friend just down the road also writing) and have no idea how I'll do it without that this year. Writing from the world's worst barracks in miserable and rainy Vilseck, Germany.

I'm a Navy wife and I just got out of the Air Force, Security Forces. My husband is in Afghanistan supporting an Army mission at a base I'm not allowed to know :-P so I'm entertaining myself with Nano - I usually have 432895237 other commitments during November, so I've never gotten past a week in the years I've tried. This year I'm only working a couple days a week and no school, so I'm hopeful this is the year I actually push past the 3000 word hump and continue right on to 50k!

My name is Adrienne, 21 and have an 11 month old son. I am the girlfriend of a Marine (Active Duty). He is in BCT right now in San Diego. A lot of people think that Ethan is my sons father but he's not. I met Ethan after I was pregnant. I usually write about romance and crime but this year I think I'm going to try something else. Last year I got to 25k which is the furthest I got but I'm hoping to dive right in and write whenever I can.

I am actually only enlisted right now. I go off to BCT in January. I'm pretty excited about it. My MOS is 25S for anyone who wants to know. oh and this is my first year of nano.

Hello everyone, I am a SSgt in the Air Force, participating in my very first NaNo. I haven't decided on a story as of yet, or even a genre. But I am a procrastinator, so that is par for the course.

I am currently stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, where I fly on some ancient C-130s. I will be leaving here in Februrary to go back to Tech School for retraining. Too bad NaNo isn't while I am on student status!

Good luck to everyone, and thanks for what you do!

-Lou

Another Air Force SSgt reporting in. I'm currently stationed in the UK, been in six years and work at the base help desk. My first duty station was actually Cannon AFB.

This is my fifth attempt at NaNo and I'm hoping the fifth times the charm! I'm writing a novel about steampunk necromancers and a friend of mine back in the States will probably not be very happy with me if I don't find some time to write it.

I'm completing my 12 months service in Finland, and aim on being promoted from Corporal to Sergeant by then (the Finnish equivalents, anyhow). EOD1 trained and teaching the next course at the moment, during their EOD2 training.

And yes, in November, we're going out into the Finnish woods, a lot.

I am almost willing to bet that no military personnel write a story about the military :)

This is my second Nano. Enlisted as 11X and headed to Ft. Benning the end of Feb.

Hello everyone! I'm an Airman in the USAF, stationed stateside, working basically at a help desk. This is my... 5th NaNoWriMo? and my first of hopefully many as being a part of the military. Won the first two years and didn't have much luck with the last two. I'm going to start a new streak this year.

I'm entirely sure what to classify this year's novel, its something along the line of alternate historical fiction.

Hi! I'm Canadian Navy... facing some medical issues and working a desk job at the moment so I should be able to translate that, hopefully, into some on the job writing time (fifteen minute break? 200 words and so on)... I'm not sure what I'll be up to this time but I have a bunch of ideas that need to be narrowed down.

Third year doing NaNo and I'm really wanting the win this year (unlike the last two years).

Army National Guard on voluntary CONUS mobilization. Over 20 years in and going to stay in until isn't fun anymore. Two trips to the Sandbox, none to the Rockpile.

With my unit's OPTEMPO for November, NaNo is going to be ... challenging.

Greetings to all:

2nd year doing NaNo, Retired (1993) US Army First Sergeant (24 Years) only got 33K words last year will keep trying for the 50K this year. Use Dragon since hands don't work well anymore due to Parkinsons but enjoy the ability now to sit and tell the computer what to do and write. Was Army Aviation but spent most of my time in the 2nd Inf, 8th Inf, 9th Inf and 10th Mountain Divisions. Also 6th US Cav. I write fantasy stories using a bit of knowledge from my time in the service, such as counselling, history and traditions that equate to fantasy worlds.

I'm currently a 25Q (A dying MOS sadly that hardly anyone even knew to begin with). Currently in the reserves up in Ohio. I've been in for 3 years and currently a SPC and working on becoming a SGT. I went to basic training at Ft Jackson and AIT at Ft Gordon. Although I wont have to worry about the military causing me to get busy I do have my husband currently at training until December so it makes me a little depressed but hopefully NaNo will distract my mind enough until then.