I did it!

It’s 7:15am on Monday, November 30th and I’m sitting here at my laptop as I have done every morning since November 1st. What makes this morning different is that I just finished typing my 50,160th word for National Novel Writing Month. (Excuse me while I do my happy dance!)

At the end of October, I wrote a post in which asked if I would have what it takes to write a novel in a month. The question I should have asked instead was would I have what I takes to write 50,000 words in a month. The answer: an enthusiastic yes!

When I first decided to participate in NaNoWriMo, 50,000 words seemed like a huge challenge, one I would have a hard time accomplishing. Now that I’ve gotten to 50,000 words, it doesn’t seem to be that much anymore, especially since my novel isn’t done yet. I still have about another 40,000 words to write before it’s completed. But if it weren’t for NaNo I don’t think I would be writing it.

With NaNo done I wonder if I will have the same drive to get up every morning at 5:30 to write my requisite 1600-2000 words now that I don’t have a hard and fast deadline hanging over my head anymore. If I am committed to getting this thing published, I will.

My goal is to finish my first draft by Christmas.