Happy Thanksgiving weekend to my American readers! And…it’s the last day of NaNoWriMo! I’m excited to share that I reached and passed my goal of 60,000 words this month.
I passed the 50,000 mark on November 25th, and actually finished my 60,000 word goal a day early. I had my highest word count day on November 29th, clocking in at 4,276 words. I got together with several writing friends in the evening, including two doing NaNo, and it was especially fun to pass the 60,000 mark while writing with them.
I kept writing today, even though the pressure was off, and ended up with a final total of 63,068 words, a personal NaNo best. I’m sooo close to the end of the novel too–I have about three scenes left, so maybe 2,000 to 4,000 words. I hope to finish in the next couple of days, so I can slack off for December. 🙂
Well, actually, I have an entirely different project I plan to start in December, that I may share about soon. We’ll see! But that’s how it goes… November 1st through 30th: write. December 1st: keep writing!
Here’s an end-of-NaNo excerpt. My characters have been angsting for a while, but I’ve brought them nearly up to the happy ending now. There’s still a few things for them to work out, though…
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Terrence wrapped his hand around hers and it felt so familiar, so good, that Rose couldn’t make herself feel alarm even as they hurried behind the cats. She knew Xevrix might appear at any moment, but she couldn’t feel it.
“I know this isn’t the time,” Terrence said as they approached the nearest door to the castle, “but when you left through that mirror, did you mean to leave permanently?”
“No,” Rose said in honest surprise. “Of course not. I wasn’t that angry. I mean, I was angry with you—I’m still angry with you, come to think of it, but we can talk about that later—but I just…wanted to prove I could act for myself, I think.”
“Proved,” Terrence said. “Very proved. Maybe prove it less intensely next time?”
“Maybe listen to me next time?” Rose countered, tugging on his hand.
“I’m sorry—I’m very, very sorry, and I will happily be very eloquent about it later when we have the time,” he said, pushing open the door.
Congratulations on exceeding your ambitious word count goal, and doing it even though you were sick for a little while in there. Very well done! I like what you say about continuing to write on December 1st, after NaNoWriMo is over. That’s the mark of a serious writer.