NANOWRIMO
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Katy Be Mine - Tony Carey
Topic: Writing
Whew! Nanowrimo is over and I have successfully completed the challenge! It was everything I had expected and I was able to follow my plan through to completion. Of course, the novel is not complete and I have hardly written a word on it since a fwe days before the end of the challenge, which was November 30. I managed to complete the challenge despite a couple of personal health set-backs, and in the back of my mind, I wonder if the challenge contributed to them. The greater part of my mind says no, because, in spite of the grueling nature of the challenge, it wasn't very difficult. As I have said a million times, getting words out is never a problem for me. And if I can dedicate a time slot daily for any length of time, I can pump out a book in fairly short order. The time slot dedication was the hardest part, but once I did, all else went smoothly. I do wish I could type faster, and perhaps I will work on that in the coming year (I am a hybrid hunt-and-pecker and a ten-fingered typist), because, of all things, that's what slowed me down the most.

In any case, I am not close to actually finishing the book. It's going to be pretty meaty, considering how much territory I have yet to cover. But, most importantly, I like what I have written so far. It will need editing, as all works do, but I like the characters, the characterizations, the scenarios, the themes...all of it. I just hope I have the skill to pull off on paper (or binary code)what is in my mind.