I have taken the option to enter NaNoWriMo 2015 in serious consideration since the year started. After struggling with mental health for most of the last year, I found it difficult to stick to a definite schedule to get my novel drafts complete — and hitting 50,000 words minimum. My previous novels are still incomplete. Mental illness often means I will completely disconnect with my characters and their worlds, so I will shut down and wind up being unable to continue the character development writing process. That doesn’t mean I will surrender, however. It might take another two years, another four, maybe ten — but I will get there eventually.…
