I did it! I won NaNoWriMo this year!
According to the word validator, my official final word count is 51,070 words. But that includes my chapter titles, and according to my writing software, my real word count is 50,774 words.
I really wanted to do this – I felt such determination on Saturday when I woke up and realized there were only three days left in the month, and I had to write 13,413 words by midnight tonight.
As it turns out, I managed to write 14,187 words, and it’s not midnight yet! (Although I won’t be getting back to my novel today, because I still have that work deadline to complete …)
I must say, this type of deadline really seems to work for me. Not only did the deadline itself motivate me to write, but the chapters I wrote between Saturday and today flowed well and really moved the story forward.
A death also turned into a spooky murder, which I’m eager to find out more about!
Here’s my NaNoWriMo profile page, with that nice little “Winner!” banner.
Of course, there’s still more to go. For this first draft of Waverley’s Word Shoppe, I’m aiming for about 70K words, which I will then edit down to between 50K-60K. I’d like finish this first draft over the next two weeks (which doesn’t seem impossible at all, now that I know I’m capable of writing 14,000 words over three days!).
In the meantime, cheers!
(My husband took this picture of me on Saturday, at the Dojo holiday party – and no, I don’t normally wander around with TWO drinks in hand. What can I say? It was a fun night!)
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Congratulations! What a great 3 day wrap-up! Sure, we believe you don’t usually have two drinks at once! ha ha! But you deserved them! :–)
.-= rhapsodyinbooks´s last blog ..Moby Dick Mondays – Week 3 =-.
Congratulations. Those last 3 days were quite amazing!
.-= Cathryn´s last blog ..Lessons in Winning =-.
Yippee!! Although I’m not really sure I believe you about the two drinks.
.-= softdrink´s last blog ..Kristin Lavransdattar, The Wife =-.
Sweet! I’m so happy for you!
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..THIB! Twenty Minute Book Club Challenge =-.
Way to go! I knew you could do it!
.-= Kathy´s last blog ..Clear Off Your Shelves Challenge Completed! =-.
Congratulations! So very happy for you! I had a tough time with NaNo, but the good news is that the novel continues … just not via NaNo. Way to go!
.-= Melissa (Betty and Boo’s Mommy)´s last blog ..Macy’s "Believe" Campaign and Make-A-Wish Foundation =-.
Congrats! That deserves a drink in each hand!
.-= Megan´s last blog ..Senseless Book Shopping for the Infirm =-.
Yeehaw!!! You were on fire those last 3 days – that’s an amazing accomplishment. Congrats
.-= Jemi Fraser´s last blog ..Capote – "Finishing a book…" =-.
Congratulations! That is a huge accomplishment and the word count for your last three days is incredible!! Maybe turkey is a word count booster
CONGRATS!!! Love the picture of you “double-fisting” the wine LOL. Finishing NaNoWriMo totally calls for some vino and celebration!
.-= Julie´s last blog ..NaNoWriMo: The End =-.
Congratulations! I think you deserved both those glasses of wine, knowing what was coming. =) I’m impressed with how much you can write in three days!
YAY you finished! Go you for writing over 14000 words in 3 days. I totally don’t think I could have done it. You rock!
I’ve got a long while left to go, but I’m taking a break!
I’m thinking I’ve got to at least double my word count if I want the thing to be finished.
.-= Audrey/brizmus´s last blog ..WINNERS and I’m a bad blogger =-.
YAY BELLE — insert pom poms waving in the air!
What an accomplishment that you should indeed be proud of
.-= Molly´s last blog ..Reading Challenges – Part 2 =-.
I knew you could do it. Good for you. Congratulations Belle. I’m proud of what you accomplished and, as a reader, I’m grateful writers go through what they do.
.-= Margot´s last blog ..It’s Teaser Time =-.
Congrats! Maybe you’re on to something here – wine = great word count and writing flowing well. No wonder so many famous writers have also been heavy drinkers, huh? ;-D Actually I was confident you would win; now my fingers are crossed for a publisher and big sales. And welcome back to the rest of the world.
.-= Barbara´s last blog ..Media Hooked on Wrong Side of White House Crashers =-.
Congratulations!
I am so happy for you
But I must admit that I have also missed seeing you around.
.-= Dorte H´s last blog ..I for Indridason =-.
YAY!!! Congratulations! I can’t even imagine writing 14,000 words in a day! Good for you
.-= Natalie´s last blog ..Loss =-.
Congratulations Belle, I knew you could do it. Same as you, now I need to finish the story.
.-= Robin of My two Blessings´s last blog ..TSS: Sunday Salon on Monday – books, papers, nooks, and challenges =-.
Way to go, Belle. It’s such a great feeling to push yourself to success like that. Keep us posted on the finishing of the novel.
.-= Cat Woods´s last blog ..Writing Conundrum =-.
Me again Belle – I left you a little blog bling over at my blog
.-= Jemi Fraser´s last blog ..Pay It Forward =-.
Woo hoo!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!! Way to go! You did this and worked at the same time. Wow. Two drinks are well deserved.
.-= Beth F´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday (December 2) =-.
Wow, congratulations! You did it!
.-= Alessandra´s last blog ..Winning Wednesday 25 Nov 2009 (short edition) =-.
Thank you so much, everyone! The support that I’ve received for my writing has been just so incredible, and I appreciate it so much.
Now to buckle down and get the first draft of this novel finished …
Wow, congratulations! Hope to see your novel in the bookstores
.-= Mark David´s last blog ..Review: The Historian =-.
I’m horribly late with this, but congratulations! Remember, I want to beta read this as soon as it’s ready!
.-= Memory´s last blog ..November in Review =-.
Congrats, Belle! I find that the NaNo deadline really works for me too.
And it’s pretty cool to be able to say at parties that you wrote a novel in 30 days.
.-= Kelly´s last blog ..New Love =-.
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