nano_09_winner_120x240National Novel Writing Month is officially over. I have been participating since 2003, and never have I had such a rough time of it. I would now just like to take a moment to share the things I will, and the things I will not miss now that NaNoWriMo is done with.

I will miss…

  1. All the friendly camaraderie on the forums
  2. Write-ins at Borders & Panera
  3. Hearing about everyone’s novels
  4. Watching word-count bars turn more green

I will not miss…

  1. The awful chairs at Borders
  2. People who like to start drama
  3. Stressing about my word count
  4. Trying to get my character out of jams without being completely implausible

I hit 50,000 words, but my story has not quite finished with me yet, so I keep writing. In NaNo terms, I actually had a really good day yesterday, getting out 2500 words. I’m keeping my NaNoWriMo Report Card running as well, so I can see how many WPD I’m chewing out.

Edit: I was going to post this yesterday. However, in the immediate aftermath of November, I completely shut down. Hopefully I can get back into my regular schedule soon.