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Welcome to Castles in the Air, where we're changing the way we think and view the world through minimalism.

My name is Nina Yau, author of The Radical Minimalist. I'm a minimalist freedom fighter and a radical minimalist.

I used to want to be normal and fit in. That didn't work out so well so I left my corporate day job in order to change the world through a minimalist revolution and inspire positive change in people's lives.

If this sounds interesting, stay a while and check the blog out by starting here. You can also get to know me.

Follow me on as I make my way across the world, beginning January 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan, and spanning other Asian countries and more. This is going to be one amazing journey. Thanks for joining me.

I'm an official first-year participant in this year's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 50,000-word novel challenge, from start to finish, in 30 days or less, ending on November 30, 2010.

And now it's official! I've just completed my very first novel in 18 days, finishing with a word count of 50,371 on Nov. 18 at 11:20 p.m.!