Great to see lots of NaNo'ers this year
Last year was my first year. I finished with a little over 50K a few days early. But the plot and story arc was terrible!
This year I did plenty of character sketches and outlines before the starting bell. I'm at 19.5K as of last night. Slow and steady.
If anyone wants to buddy up:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/410845
Happy Noveling!