Somewhere around 9:20 pm EST yesterday, I hit the final key. I checked the word count – 50,030. And with that, I’d finished – and won – the National Novel Writing Month contest. For the first time. Ever. Can I get a holla?
Today I’m stiff and exhausted because yesterday I had to find 10K words. I found them, but I don’t recall what the last 3K even look like. Worse, my story ended itself around the 46K mark, but I needed that extra 4K to reach the minimum required. So I went to the middle and typed in some more description. And some more. And even more. My goal was to get that first draft down. It’s down. I can rest a few days, then back to work editing and revising.
This is all you’ll get from me today, peeps. I’m a little too tired to be much more coherent. But thanks first to Lisa Gates, coach extraordinaire, who egged me on and convinced me to set a deadline and for letting me tag her as my accountability partner. The minute I owed her an explanation either way, I got busy. Mucho love and gratitude, Lisa.
And to Devon for her “the universe is sending you a message” prompts when my workload dropped off and I needed the kick in the pants to get back to the manuscript. Hugs and eternal blessings. 🙂
So what goal have you reached lately? Who helped you get there?
12 responses to “Victory at Any Hour is Sweeeet”
Good. For. You.
I am proud of you.
Put up your feet with a good book and a glass of wine today.
The last few months have been about frustration rather than achievement for me. But I got another royalty check from the play (which was extended) and the contract for the one opening in April, and I figured out the next one I'm writing for them.
You definitely deserve a big congrats (and a holla too!).;)
Congratulations! You must be sooo chuffed (um … "delighted"?).
😀
Chuffed I am, Diane! :))
Devon, thanks. You're an inspiration.
Kimberly, thanks for that holla! Woo!
Very busy today, but I wanted to stop and say Congrats on meeting your goal with Nano. Sit back, relax for the rest of the day and reflect on a job well done; you derserve it.
Congrats, Lori!
Not sure which is more impressive — 50K in a month, or 10K in an afternoon — but both are more than worthy of a cyber-holla or two.
I got tired just reading about your effort (not, of course, because your writing is tiresome, but because I'm lazy 🙂
Once your eyes, brain & fingers recover, I hope you get to enjoy a few moments of "accomplishment basking" before the editing process begins!
Holla! Holla! Mazel tov! Be very proud. Many writers (me included) haven't attempted it.
Bravo, Lori! Would that I could write 100 fiction words, let alone 50,000!
Congratulations, Lori. That is a wonderful accomplishment, and you should be proud of yourself.
I bask in the light of your awesomeness Lori!
What Sid said. I'm with Meryl, having never attempted NaNo, nor been tempted to.
You showed you have what it takes!
I must have had my head in the sand to miss this post til now. Doesn't it just make you want to scream and dance and wiggle? I really do think accomplishment=joy. XOOO my friend, and thanks for the appreciation.