Well, I gave it my all and went thru many trials and tribulations to get to the 50K mark, but fell short. I missed days of writing due to procrastination and sheer laziness, lost thousands of words into the ethernet, some days just not bothering. But I had a lot of fun and I'm ready to do it all again, but alas, I have to wait another whole year. And even though I didn't come out a winner this year, I did get a hell of a jump on my novel so I will keep plodding away at it, although it won't be as much of a challenge with no deadlines to meet. This will keep me going until next year's challenge. Congrats to all of you who did make the 50K.
Peace,
SP
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50,330 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 13 23
Well you came pretty damn close considering the obstacles. I think that if you get a jump start on a novel, and the motivation to keep going, you can retire from the race quite happily.
I've done an awful lot of writing this year and it was last year's Nano that kick-started it all for me. So good luck with the rest of the novel!
61,091 / 50,000
Nov 30, 2007 - 14 54
Approx 40K is still a huge achievement, and 40K more than 99.9% of the population managed.