Well, I did it. (Last NaNo update.)

Looking back, I see that I completely left the blogging world on November 8th, when I updated with my NaNo word count at 13K. My plan was to type up a short NaNoWriMo update every day until I finished. Ha! Silly me, thinking I would be able to do anything but chain myself to my word processor. Anyway, I would just like to say that I DID IT. I finished last night, Nov 29, at 50,200 words. I AM DONE.  I still like my story, I really do. Sure, it needs extensive editing (like that one paragraph where a character goes on a rant that has less to do with the plot and more to do with my own frustrations). Sure, I felt like ripping out my own hair at times. Sure, I felt like lighting my computer on fire around the 21st. Sure, I didn’t see the light of day for 29 days. But you know what? It feels really great. I wrote  a book. My very own book. I even printed out my winner’s certificate and it is now on my wall, thank you very much.

Now we have the great Novel Editing Month in December, but I think I’m going to pass on that and start editing in January. My fingers need a break, and my family does too, I think. Also, I need to start getting ready for the holidays. And a month away from my book will help me see it with a fresher eye.

So that’s about it. I promise I’ll re-enter the blogosphere again with posts that are not NaNo related. To the WriMos that haven’t finished yet, happy last day of noveling! To the already finished ones, it feels great, doesn’t it? Cheers.