It's going to be a busy month! As I write my novel, I'll be raising money for the nonprofit Office of Letters and Light, whose free programs such as National Novel Writing Month have helped spark a lifelong love of writing in kids, teens, and adults around the world.

This is my 5th year participating in NaNoWriMo. I've written 4 novels since 2003, which are now in various stages of completion. NaNoWriMo has helped me find my inner novelist.  I've been looking for her ever since I was small and got lost in the books my mother read aloud to me.

Thank you so much for your support of my writing and the Office of Letters and Light's literary mission! If you can think of anyone else who might be interested in sponsoring me, please forward this page along to them.

PS: You should think about writing a novel in November too! Find out more at www.NaNoWriMo.org