win nanowrimo 2006

My blog developed a life of it’s own … I couldn’t keep up with it all. Such is life.

I totally sabotaged myself and procrastinated, I did get something written, but not nearly enough. :)

this was absolutely awesome!

i met the 50,000 goal in 17 days. ^.

I’m already planning a plot for my 2007 nano novel :D

My life is a meaningless void. NaNoWriMo has come and gone, and left me a broken shell of the man I once was, but there will always be another November.

2 days after it all finished, I am struggling to occupy all the free time I’m not used to having, although I am quite enjoying the rest. Once I’ve rested for a week or two, who knows, I might even start doing something constructive. Maybe some writing, or I could actually build that damned charity website that I’m supposed to be building…

This year’s novel is terrible. I mean, it’s relatively cohesive, and it’s considerably more structured than last year’s, but last year’s was hilarious, and that’s what I was trying to achieve. Comparing the two, I think the standard of my writing has also deteriorated in the last year, which I find quite scary, but that might be due in part to the mad rush for words that I became entangled in, whereas last year I was perfectly content with 50,000.

Ah yes, my grand total for this year: 101,273 words.

50543 words. 22 short stories. I can’t believe I actually did it. (I’m still having little moments of panic: “I didn’t get my word count in today! must write! Oh, wait..”) Definately doing this every November.

My last words around 9pm on Wednesday were “The End.” Feels great! Last night I luxuriated in not having to write anything, and tonight my husband and I are going out to celebrate. :)

51,503 words

And, really my story is only halfway there. But this goal is done like dinner. Really, the whole exercise was quite foolhardy…I should have been preparing for the LSAT which is on Saturday. Instead, I have about half of an unreadable novel (read rough draft) which will do little good as far as law school admissions are concerned.

Regardless, this was still worth doing. And doing again, next year—I’m sure that first year of law school isn’t nearly as tough as they say…

I did it!
50031!

although the official word count claims 50200 or something. very weird indeed.

i’m so proud of myself.

I managed last year, after a 20,000 word week. This year didn’t require that much of an effort at the end although there was a seven day stretch of 18,000.

I think I should work out some sort of plot when I have my next attempt, things should go easier initially if I have some idea where the story is going.