winner!

I did it!  I finished my 50,000 words in 30 days!  Actually I wrote more than the 50K but my novel is not finished yet.  I still have to conclude it and am still working on it, though, I must confess, today was the first day I have worked on it since December 1st.  I got busy over the weekend helping a friend.  But I will finish it and for anyone who is interested in reading it, you can, just let me know and I will email it to you.  The only catch is this:  you have to offer a critique on it.  I want to continue polishing it and make it a little project.  So I need some feedback!  I promise you won’t hurt my feelings, well maybe you will, but I’ll get over it.  Being a writer means hearing that what you’ve written is less than perfect the first go around!

I am very glad to have participated in this challenge and what it means personally to me, is that I can tackle a big job and finish it.  I always say I am not a novel writer.  I like short and sweet, you know, this blog is never over 500 words.  I like seeing how few words I can use to get all my thoughts out, so writing 50,000 words and finishing a novel was a very daunting task, but I did it!   And it feels great, just let me tell you.  Before I started, I read that less than 20% of people who started the National Novel Writing Month adventure finished and I honestly thought I’d be in that percentage, but then as I realized that I could do it, it became a competition with myself to push myself and make it happen.

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement, especially Kathie and Margarita who almost every day asked me if I had written!  You guys should get a little sticker too!

Now to finish the book AND finish the other book I started so long ago that is posted here on facesintheclouds.  Those are the goals!  I’ll be back next week with my reflections on turning 41 (it happens this Thursday, folks).  Until then, have a JOYful Christmas!

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