How did you guys do? I didn't do it this year, monsly because the internal editor would kill me if I did.
Maybe next year,
BUT, how did you guys do? Who finished? Are you happy about your novel? Is it good? Will you do it next year? Any advice?
Ronnie
Posted by Leigh (Member # 2901) on :
I went into hospital on the 26th so I couldnt complete my work. But I honestly feel for the 6 days of writing I actually did, I signed up on the 11th finished on the 17th, I got 21k+ words done, not a bad effort by me if I do say so myself.
Posted by nimnix (Member # 2937) on :
I have no excuse, I didn't finish. Maybe if I'd started planning earlier than Nov. 1st, I might have done it.
Posted by KatFeete (Member # 2161) on :
I didn't finish and, though there's a day left, won't - my wordcount is 16K. This does not trouble me. I did NaNo mostly because I happened to be starting the novel on November 1st anyway (having finally tied up the edits for my last novel) and it seemed fun even if I had no realistic expectation of finishing. Not with six-day workweeks, ten-hour workdays, and housework, cleaning, and that sleep stuff to slow me down. *grin*
I wrote every day of the month save two. I got sixteen thousand words done. I established a regular writing schedule and turned it into a habit. I didn't "win", but in my book I sure came out ahead.
Posted by Minister (Member # 2213) on :
Yikes! You scared me into double checking my calendar. I'm not quite there, but should be by midnight my time tomorrow. Lord-willin' and the crick don't rise, as I'm sure they used to say somewhere far away from everywhere.
Posted by AaronAndy (Member # 2763) on :
I'm at about 34,000 I think. Unless I go on some sort of super magical writing marathon tomorrow, I won't win. Nevertheless, this story surpasses my old WIP to become the longest single story I've written to date (and in one month no less). I'd definitely say that winner or not I came off of this a better writter than I started as.
I'm planning to win for real in 2006.
Posted by Thieftess (Member # 1683) on :
Well, by tonight I expect I will hit the NaNo halfway mark...which actually I'm quite proud of. The novel is coherent and I'm having a blast writing it -- I would still like to finish it by the end of the year, so I'm going to keep on truckin'.
Considering I held down a full time job, was in the middle of copyediting two books and in the process of editing the one my partner is writing (AS he writes it), got really sick right before Thanksgiving, and still haven't sold my stupid ex-boyfriend's car...you know, all that life stuff...I think I did okay.
And Minister: it's "God willing and the Creek don't rise." The reference is to the Native Americans. It's a good story -- google it sometime.
~Alethea
Posted by cvgurau (Member # 1345) on :
I have about 6400 words to go, and eighteen hours in which to write 'em.
I'd feel optimistic, if only I could stop falling asleep in front of my computer.
Posted by JmariC (Member # 2698) on :
Well, I hit the 50k mark on Monday. It was a fun and wild ride.
Since I went into this with no plot, characters or world development I must say I am amazed at how easy it was.
I was planning on copiuos usage of absurdisms to keep me floating through. There are none, only a simple, if intriguing fantasy plot.
What I wrote is terrible, lots of exposition for word count. The plot may be salvagable and, though the story is not finished yet, I look foward to spending time to actually give it an ending.
I also look forward to next year!
Posted by Minister (Member # 2213) on :
Made it! 51,072 words, officially. And right at a natural break in the story between part one and part two. Yeehaw!
Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :
Congrats, everyone!
I wish I'd not decided to start building a shed the weekend before Nano starts, or that I'd let my son do all the hammering.
Next year...
Anyway, CONGRATULATIONS to you all! Well done.
Posted by Minister (Member # 2213) on :
Yeah, I'd hate to see all that prep work you did go to waste, Mike. Think you'll be able to work on that story before NaNo next year?
Posted by rcorporon (Member # 2879) on :
Conga-rats to everybody!
Next year I'll give this a go I think.
Posted by Leigh (Member # 2901) on :
I could have done it if I entered earlier and decided to not get sick well i can't decide if I get sick.
I should try it now since it's December. Yeah, I will See if I can make it 50k by the end of December to make up for a distinct lack of NaNo writng. I want to write and I just bought a awesome new keyboard as well!
Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
I wrote about a thousand words, all of it in one session about mid-month, all of it rewrites of a section of a preexisting (and complete) MS. December's likely to be a loss, too, what with it being the busy season for what I do to put a few bucks on the table.
On other fronts, I also failed to figure out how to log onto this site permanently, something I lost when I cleaned out my cookie cache at the end of October. I *did* memorize my password, though...
Posted by mikemunsil (Member # 2109) on :
quote:Think you'll be able to work on that story before NaNo next year?
That's my aim.
Posted by GZ (Member # 1374) on :
Congrats to everybody that made it!
I ended up having too much going on to even start. So much for making it a two-in-a-row winning streak.
Posted by franc li (Member # 3850) on :
Congrats to the winners. Our Mom finished hers. I hope to do it next year, just because I hope that means I won't be as distracted as I was this year.
Posted by Survivor (Member # 213) on :
I blew it off just shortly after passing 10K (don't have an exact count of when I quit). I really sabotaged myself a lot more than I should have. I mean, first off, I set out to do it as a fan fic, and I can't maintain interest in something like that for more than a few pages. Then I decided that it would be all about humans, which was just crippling myself. And then I discovered that cursed amobebe no jitsu, so it was impossible to resist playing Halo all the time (I further compounded this error by devoting a lot of thought to certain questions of opening theory concerning the playing of Dawn of War).
I felt in my heart that it was all over for me when I realized that, despite all my resolution, the main character wasn't going to stay a human. After that it was just a matter of time before I made it official that I'd given up on the idea. And, of course, I got the "why the hell am I on this human-infested planet in the first place?" sulks going really good. The planned direction of the novel I'd giving up on didn't help here, because I got around to feeling lonely for a female of my own species, and then the self-pity parade really got going.
Honestly, I believe that a successful relationship with an appropriate human female remains my goal here. Speculating ing about finding a female of my own species is only going to make that even more difficult, on a number of counts. Not least the terrible hollow feeling I get even thinking about how desperately I want to find a woman of my own kind. Which is part of the reason I usually stop before even mentioning that kind of thought.
But, I felt like I confronted some important personal demons as a result. So maybe it wasn't a total loss after all. And I did accomplish my goal of blowing the crap out of everything in Halo using the amobebe no jitsu
well i can't decide if I get sick. 
See if I can make it 50k by the end of December to make up for a distinct lack of NaNo writng. I want to write and I just bought a awesome new keyboard as well!
