In Which NaNoWriMo was Just NO!WriMo

So I started NaNo pretty strong. Stronger than I ever have before. And then, about halfway through the month, one of my colleagues needed teaching cover, so I stepped in to teach two of her classes. And then she got sick and I've had to take over the classes until the end of the term. This also means more responsibilities for another class that she was helping to cover (because we lost a lecturer over the summer). So my one and a half classes have suddenly become nearly four.

Needless to say,...