My husband pointed out last night that it might be a good idea to introduce myself. Okay, so I was thinking about the writing and never really considered putting in something about me.

First, I’m Jo. I was (and am) jkay on the NaNoWriMo and NaNoPubYe forums.

I’m 36, married, no children. However, my husband and I have one dog, one cat, two guinea pigs, and two rabbits. Yes, we’re hopelessly outnumbered by our pets, and you can imagine who’s really in charge here.

Right now I’m working as a programmer, but I taught freshman English for almost ten years. There’s a whole story there, but I’ll skip the career switching for right now.

I’ve been writing as long as I can remember, and I’ve published in a couple of small presses (but nothing serious). I’ve started more than one novel (don’t ask…) but never finished one. That’s where NaNoWriMo came in. I needed something to force me to keep writing and actually finish a rough draft.

My ultimate goal is to publish the novel I’m working on (the NaNo novel), but I haven’t decided if I’ll pursue the traditional route of agent and publisher or consider self-publishing. First things first — I need to finish the novel!