" drab, drizzly and dreary." WHAT? That's the best time to write Sarah! Actually, I like writing in all types of weather, but it's hard when the sun is out. The sunshine seems to poke fun at me and dare me to come out and play. As for having to write a novel during NaNoWriMo - not necessarily so. As I mention in one of my gazillion NaNo related stories (or probably the first 3), you can be what they call a NaNoWriMo rebel. YEP! That's actually a thing, but come to think of it, I like your think better. Either way, whatever you do, just have fun. I always did. But I won't be participating this year either :-(