Author bio:
The past four years of November noveling have been less-than-stallar due to multiple academic commitments. Teaching and tutoring to make ends meet while pursing a Ph.D. required far more than 50,000 words each semester, they just weren't words of fiction! It was a pretty bold pursuit to undertake in one's forties...a step that is partly attributable to the corporate encouragement from NaNoWriMo that "some day" can turn into "now."
In 2012, we will see if it is possible to be a full time professor and still novel one's way through November.
