The Great American Novella

It is now December 1, a bit after midnight.  Another November has come and gone, and with it, my dreams of being a successful Nanowrimo winner.  The goal of writing a 50,000-word novel in 30 days is still beyond my reach, but I did much, much better this year compared to my first attempt a couple years ago.  In 2011, when I participated in Nanowrimo the first time, I wrote a little over 5000 words.  Pathetic.

This time, I revisited that same story I began in 2011 and just started over, this time writing from a first person perspective.  Genius, baby.  Despite getting the flu twice in 17 days, being behind at work with all the stuff I have to do, and getting very little sleep, the words kept flowing.

I began the month on fire, but kinda slowed down by the end of week two.  By then I adjusted my goal to a respectable 20,000 words.  As of 11:54pm, according to my submission to the Nanowrimo.org word validation software, I amassed a whopping 30,072 words this month.

My brother DJ said he would take me to Vegas if I hit 50,000 words.  With my 30,072 words, maybe he’ll drop me off at the state line.

Even though Nanowrimo is over, I’m still working on the novel.  It’s a really good story, and I’m looking forward to how this thing turns out.  Maybe I’ll wrap it up by New Year’s.