I won NaNo! Yay!!!
This means I wrote over 50,000 words on a novel in the month of November. The novel has a beginning, most of the middle and an end. It is an ok story that mostly makes sense. Hopefully after editing it will be a good story that people will enjoy reading.
I am 15 pages in to editing, with all the emotional swings that come with it. I can go from loving this novel to hating it in a few minutes and then back again. Editing is way harder than writing and much less satisfying. For me the writing is almost play and the editing is the actual ‘work’ of being a writer. That and marketing, but not all writers do their own marketing. The rest of editing is intimidating, but I hope to finish it this month. Then have it proof read and edited for grammar, spelling and punctuation.
I have a few great ideas for new novels, but I have to finish this one first. If I work hard it will be out in February.
I loved the graph and having daily goals. I normally just write however much I want to write and then edit when I edit. Aside from actual deadlines for story submission I don’t normally have goals. Sometimes I have time goals like “Write 2 hours today” but not word count. I loved having goals and a way to track the progress, it kept me working hard to stay on track. If I slacked off for a day or two then I would put in 5 or 6 hours one day to get back on track. I need to do this with my editing.
I only went to one NaNo event and hardly posted anything on the forums. One of the reasons I choose to do NaNo was for the social aspect, but I failed at that part completely. Next year I want to be more involved and make friends.
Did you do NaNo?
Did you ‘win”?
What are you going to do with your 50,000 words?
Was there a hard part of NaNo for you?
What did you like and dislike about it?
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