*gasps of shock can be heard from the audience*
Er, so I finished with a grand total of 158,388 words in 30 days - not too bad, if I say so myself, even if it is some 40,000 words off from my initial goal of 200,000 in a month. Then again, I forgive myself this trespass, since it was my first year of NaNoWriMo after all, and failing slightly in the first year is perfectly acceptable!
Aw, don't look at me angrily like that, I know I did great - but I also know that I didn't finish my novel and I could have pushed myself a lot more. I am happy for having been able to write that much in so little time, but I'm also trying not to be too relieved for NaNo being over - if I allow myself to relax now, it might be that I'll never finish this novel, either! Oh noes!
Therefore, I'm saving the great partying for later - for when my novel's first draft is finally done - something I aim for before Christmas. I can do this, if only I have motivation enough...
The thing is, that things other than writing are slowly seeping back into my life. My exams and my school year for this year are officially over, however, on my table right there, there is this pile of books for English and Literature, sitting, staring, taunting me silently - in a way that made me so upset today that I abruptly picked them up and shoved them into the closet. Out of sight, out of mind, right?
Except for the fact that my obligations for the holidays aren't really out of mind. The sad fact is that I do need to read that pile of books, and the sour, additional comment to that is that they're mostly books I'd never pick up on my own and really won't enjoy reading. Hooray for summer holidays, sigh - not to talk about the pile of other homework I have, because that'd just depress me too much!
Oh, and here is a progress bar for the estimated total length of my novel, and how I'm doing with this (and yes, generally I'm posting this here just because the close of the word progress bar on NaNoWriMo made me slightly sad and panicky, since I can't see my word count climbing - at least now I can see somehow how I'm doing, and it currently doesn't look too promising)! Exclamation mark!
EDITED 2. 12. 09.
Deleted progress bar in favor of the one in the post above.
Er. Well, I guess that's all I had for now. Geez, my life is boring...
p.s. From now on, since this ain't NaNoWriMo anymore, I'll be using the tag "FTGU" (if you do not know what this is an abbreviation for, you REALLY need to read more of this blog) rather than the NaNoWriMo one.
EDIT: Well, I did have to edit to add that I have taken up running! And baking, as it seems, from what I did this morning - nevertheless, I am sore but I am happy, and I have made it my job, during these holidays, to get fit again, because I know I have the capacity to, since I used to be a really good ice skater (ha-ha-ha) and everything. However, I've only been running for two days now, so one never knows how long this determination lasts, really, but I'm hoping I might carry this through, eh?
And on another note, Christmas shopping really scares me a lot more than the fact that I'll be in my last year of high school next year. Holeeeee, when did I get so many friends? D:
Oh, and another additional note: yes, the bar of progress I posted is actually something for scrapbook layouts or some other crap I didn't understand (I've never tried scrapbooking and some people would agree that what ever keeps me away from scissors is a good thing), but it seems to work for a wordcount mighty fine - except for the annoying talk about layouts, or something. Ignore that, and look at the bar instead!
*trips in from NaNo site* Awesome, you finished! I actually just found you, so I haven't been stalking you or anything (*totally not a weirdo*), but 150k!! That's freakin' insane! You go girl! You must be insanely happy. o.o
ReplyDeleteI only managed to BARELY sneak past 50k while Determination and Excessive-Amounts-of-Caffeine held Procrastination at bay. *sigh* Novels are like children; even if they're a little slow, or a little lopsided, or if they have nine heads and no legs--you have to love them anyway. Thank goodness for that law, because otherwise, my novel and I would've had some major issues. :D
But congrats, seriously! Are you considering publishing? *nosynosy*
Haha, don't worry, I stalk random people too! *petpets*
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the congratulations, tee-hee. Someone should really lock that bad Procrastination up, maybe together with Bad Night's Sleep. *feels kind of foggy* Don't know about your novel, but I feel a little slow, like someone performed a lobotomy on me during the night...
I don't know about publishing - my novel really has some problems, one of them being that it's going to be FREAKING LONG. But of course, it'd be great if someone wanted to put this little baby of mine into public view, meh.
I'LL HAVE TO STALK YOU NOW, YOU KNOW
I agree on the Bad Night's sleep thing! Although, all November I didn't have one Bad Night of Sleep...In fact, I didn't sleep at all...... *lecough*
ReplyDeleteI don't know what to do with my life after NaNo. This happened last year, too. D: I'll probably squander all of my December days sitting in front of my un-edited novel, biting my nails into patterns of people's faces and cowering from the enormous plot-gaps (which, to be perfectly honest, COULD swallow a continent)...
How much longer are you making yours? O.O It must be like 400 pages by now! I'm sorry, but I can't get over how much you wrote in thirty day; it's impressive! If you ever do publish...tell me, so I can buy it. Normally, when I walk into a library or book store, I just snag the biggest one I can find. I have no idea why. It must be an illness of some kind (Bigbookaphilism, perhaps?). Muahaha!
Stalk-fest, haha~ ^.^
I'm Rowan, by the way. :D
Ha! Bad Night's Sleep bugged me a lot during November, but that's just because I never sleep a lot. 8'D *coughswasuplastnightuntilfourcoughs*
ReplyDeleteAw, just keep writing! Maybe you should let your novel just simmer for a while, because if you just boil it all the time, you'll (or it will) just get scalded! Maybe you should concentrate on writing short stories or planning another novel (something I'll do once I finish the first draft for this one - I'll plot out the next novel I've been itching to write), and once you've done some of that to your satisfaction, come back to your novel? You know, even though November was a rush, that doesn't mean you have to polish up the thing in the least possible time. n_n'
Well, as I calculated from the average word count for each chapter (and as the counter on the post after this one says), I think it's going to be at LEAST 137,000 more words (including the ones I've already written in December, of course). I'm not entirely sure about this count, though, since all I have is the indication that I have 19 more chapters coming up - I have no idea of how long, exactly, the chapters will be. Let's hope it won't become too long...
So, is yours finished and all set for editing?
I'm Silbena! Or Anna, if you prefer that name. :''3
Insomnia took my sleep away and won't give it back. o.o Evil, evil, evil. Haha~
ReplyDeleteI'll probably let it "simmer" as you say. I normally say my novel's "fermenting", but your word sounds so much more positive...I'm a rather compulsive person, so I constantly have to be touching up my novel, even if it's only like a sentence a day. It does do quite a number on my nerves, though.
And come to think of it...I've got at least four or five ideas that have been flying around in my head since NaNo started; I'll probably get them on paper. :D Thanks for the heads up~
That is a lot of words! Holy CRAP, you put even my yearly goal to shame! Hahaha(:
Mine is quite close to the finishline. :D Unfortunately, I was pressed for time--and I was having a hard time thinking through the difficult parts in my story--so there are several [TIMESKIP HERE]'s and [o gee y dontcha actually finish this part??]'s. I'll probably work on these the rest of this year...I do have my conclusion written, though!
Okay Anna. (: