Not yet a novelist
I fold. I'm not in a noveling mood and I'm not in a mood to suffer attached to my chair, regardless of the triumph at the end. I've decided to suffer physically instead. I'm not going to be a National Novel Writing Month Winner, but I don't think I'm a loser. I wrote 5,000 or so related words and another 2,000 unrelated words. That's not all bad. I've got another 15 days to write some other stuff. at my leisure. No pressure.

Kenny Rogers said, "You've got to know when to hold 'em. Know when to fold 'em. Know when to walk away."
G. Love and Special Sauce said, "Could I get a cold beverage? I need some leverage."
The Phunk Junkez said, "What the F$%@, Chuck?"
And I say, so there.