The awkward moment when (during Nanowrimo)...

I'm sorry if this has already been done!


The awkward moment when you are whispering an awesome plot twist to your friend, but she misses the part about it being in your novel and thinks it really happened.

the awkward moment when your friends think they can schedule plans with you during november.

That awkward moment when homework has to take priority over your writing sessions... :(

The awkward moment when you call your male friend by your FMC's name.

That awkward moment when...

...everyone asks if they can read your novel.
...someone asks you what your book is about.
...one of your characters almost calls your deranged MC by YOUR NAME (Yikes! That happened to me earlier...)

That awkward moment when...

You tell your friend (mom, brother, neighbor, etc) your word count and they say "Do you even know that many words?"

You realize that it's nearly eight pm and you haven't made dinner yet. But at least you finished that chapter!

You notice that someone has been talking to you for ten minutes and you haven't heard a word of what they've said because you were thinking about how to make your plot twist just a little better.

Your husband realizes you are completely willing to skip Thanksgiving this year because you can't miss a day of writing.

That awkward moment when...

...Your teacher asks what you're doing with your computer (completely innocently, just to prove a point that it's possible to multi-task doing two simple things, such as listening to a lecture and typing at the same time) and you're like "*shifty eyes*... Taking notes...?"

...When your teacher actually BELIEVES you're taking notes and proceeds to talk to the class about how it's possible for students who take notes on the computer to type and listen at the same time because typing is a well-learned skill. Honestly, that woman's stupidity never ceases to amaze me. xD

...Every other FB update is either your current word count or complaining about characters being stubborn

... Your MMC's best friend REFUSES to let you know whether he loves your MMC like a brother or if he loves him in a romantic way.

EVERY Facebook status update is your word-count when you haven't used Facebook in months and someone who doesn't know you're doing NaNo asks "what do the numbers meeeeeean?!"

The awkward moment when you realise your idea of a break is a nice touch of algebra homework.

When everything you see, read, smell, touch, and taste...becomes fuel for your nano!

That awkward moment when your chemistry teacher tells the whole class you're writing a novel... And then some girl you barely know asks if she can be in it.

That awkward moment when you a friend during the month, mention NaNoWriMo, they ask what it is, and you realized that you never told them

That awkward moment when...

...you realise you'd rather be home writing than watching your friends' band rehearse, while normally you're basically begging to hang out with them.

...you stop and stare at a complete stranger at uni because he looks just like a character from your novel (except shorter). And this person notices you staring and smiles at you.

You're writing at the desk behind your co-worker on your lunch break. The forget where you are and yell out yes when you reach 10k.

That awkward moment when you think that you'll lose your mojo since every other novel you've written got abandoned at chapter three, when you're really on chapter five ♥ !!!

you realize that you are STILL Writing in first person when you really did MEAN to write in third person....

The awkward moment you completely forget to study for a major exam because NaNo is a soul sucker.

That awkward moment when you realize that maybe three people have been reading over your shoulder for quite a long time while you were writing and when you slam your notebook shut with utter horror they actually protest loudly, yank the notebook away from you and read aloud while you sit helplessly with someone's hands pressing on your shoulders to keep you in your seat and someone else's hand covering your mouth and the third person (the one with the notebook) standing just out of reach.

Or perhaps when you've been mumbling crazily to yourself about a snag in the plot and your sister, who was sitting there the whole time, says "Why don't you just (insert suggestion here)? It makes more sense that way." before sauntering off, chuckling at your near heart-attack, while you blush madly and wonder why you didn't think of that before.

The awkard moment when you use study as an excuse not to write. and writing as an excuse not to study

..... at the same time

The awkward moment when you're talking with a friend about your plot, and they enthusiastically suggest the most cliche ending ever (they're secretly twins and the bond they share cures the curse and makes everyone happy again!! it'll be awesome!!).

The awkward moment when you have a huge Biology mid-term TOMORROW and you have yet to start studying because "you want to hit 14 thousand words tonight".

The awkward moment when your reward for the night is a carton of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. The awkward moment when your reward for EVERY night is a carton of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. I think December will be DeWorkOutMo.