ARE YOU A PLANNER, A "PANTSER" OR BOTH?
Every time I think that I have a firm hold on the steering wheel of my life, a set of unforeseen circumstances jumps into the road and jars my hands away from my ten- and-two death grip, knocking me uncomfortably back to this unarguable reality: We are never really in total control. In the course of preparing for my inaugural plunge into National Novel Writing Month—that insane challenge that compels throngs of aspiring novelists to write at least 50,000 words every November—
