(50k!) The fifty-kay PAR-TAY! http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916 Mnemophage Holy. CRAP. I can't believe it. This is a book, and I wrote it. It's done and it's mine. It has my name on it. I don't think I have any words left for anything else. Through unfriendly work schedules, broken computers, sketchy internet and a plot that only makes sense when something is blowing up, I've done it. We've gone into this month as clerks, librarians, office workers, students, bums and children: November has ground us up and remade us into writers. No matter what else we've done and have not done, we can face all the disapproval contained in the world with the undeniable ammunition that we. Wrote. A. Book. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get pretty drunk. Cheers, Nicola Postorino, Writer. Finally. Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:42:21 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_859410 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_859410 ThatJustHappened Hello fellow novelists, Despite a pretty paltry effort on my part last year, this year I persevered and wrote a novel! I have struggled through the last 10,000 words, validated my word count and printed off my certificate. I feel tired, bewildered and relieved that I am actually finished. It may not be the next War and Peace, but who actually liked that book anyway? I am a little at a loss on what to do now. Whenever I have had a free moment this past month I have been writing, and now that's over. I think first on the agenda is taking a nap. Then I'll go and get the life I've been missing for the past 30 days. Congratulations to all those who finished and all those who were brave enough to try. Until next year! Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:34:42 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_861437 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_861437 1sttimenovelwriter I have just finished today, and I'm pretty proud of myself. 50 thousand words in less than a month! Wow. Plus I don't think the story is half-bad; I am considering publishing after significant editing for grammar, and content. It's quite an accomplishment to finish! Laura Journalist/editor... and now novelist Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:45:33 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_870724 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_870724 Nat_01 I just validated. Yay! Congrats to all who finished and who even attempted. It's a total accomplishment either way! Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:41:41 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_877341 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_877341 go-mom Congratulations to everyone who had made it this far, especially first-timers and those who had to overcome obstacles. You did it! Be proud of your novel, whatever shape it is in now. And join me in the happy dance around the kitchen! Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:51:29 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_881117 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_881117 theshapeshifter My story's not quite finished yet, but I validated today! I'm hoping to forge ahead and get the last bit of the story written by the end of Wednesday, so that I can actually be 'done and done' within November, but at least I've gotten the magic 50K! Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:50:26 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_881897 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_881897 cvasilevski My story's nowhere near done, but I validated earlier today. I'm still sort of dumbfounded. I'll probably take a few days off to mull things over. But it's actually reached that landmark! Holy crap, 50k! Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:05:08 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_888725 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_888725 jadehoof I have no idea how I was able to manage hitting 50k with a promotion, transfer, and dealing with working in retail this time of the year, but I did it. Hahahaha, I'm never writing high fantasy again. The whole thing was a mess, but it was my mess. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:16:17 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_893141 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_893141 Vanz I think I'm in a state of shock! Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:00:41 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_897227 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_897227 robertparsons finished this morning--an amazing journey this month. congrats to everyone who hit 50K, and congrats to everyone who took part this year. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:45:23 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_898926 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_898926 hylien007 I finished this morning. It feels great to have another NaNo under my belt. The feeling of achievement never seems to dull. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:03:15 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_904009 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_904009 The Magus Well, I did it. I've only killed 3 or 4 people due to zombie attacks, and only about a dozen or so have been infected, so there's a lot of styory left, but that's okay. I think this year I used a lot LESS of my usual cheats, like dream sequences or characters repeating themselves, or everybody always calling everybody by their full names, so that's a victory. Even though I've won before, I'm really proud of myself for doing it this time. For a few private reasons it's been a challenging month, and today I've met several goals all at once, so this is excellent. I mean, I'm a 34 year old man and I'm tearing up. Gosh darn it. Good luck to all still working and congrats to everyone who makes it!! And a HUGE congrats to everyone who tried, and stuck through the month even if the word count isn;t there. This is SO worth it, whether you right 50k words or 50 words, so go feel a little proud of yourself. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:42:02 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_905663 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_905663 Deathpixie 50016 words. Done at last. :) Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:37:28 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_906574 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_906574 kelseyv Done AND done. Party time! Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:30:52 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_908364 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_908364 EricHopkins Hooray! My personal goal this year was not only to hit 50k but also to finish the story. I got at least through the big final scene thing. :) Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:01:01 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911366 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911366 CaptainQuirk I am at the party and it's fun. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:16:29 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911606 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911606 elitegundam I kind of slacked a bit this year, and not the best idea for a story, but I managed to finish with a crazy sprint the last day. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:32:49 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911828 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911828 Larrbear Woo hoo I never though i would see the inside of this party! I wrote 30,000 in the last two days so my fingers are numb. Congrats everyone! Also, love the animal avatars lol. Carry a towel... Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:46:31 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911992 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_911992 misslynx I hit it tonight — validated at the Final Countdown session, though I was reasonably sure the buggy Linux beta of Scrivener had inflated my word count somehow, because it showed it as being much higher than I thought it should have been. So I kept writing up to midnight, and then checked my word count again in the Mac version of Scrivener when I got home -- and I was just a wee bit shy of 50k! Augh! Well, I made up the difference quickly enough, but I'm still not sure if I really ought to have that "winner" bar under my name, since it looks like it was a technical glitch that made me "win" when I did. All I was trying to do was check what my actual word count was, because I didn't trust Linux!Scrivener's project target stats, and the next thing I knew the web site was proclaiming me a winner and people were throwing glitter on me... I don't know, maybe I'm worrying about it too much. I probably would have hit 50k before midnight even if compiling from Scrivener had worked properly -- the only reason I was a couple of hundred words short was because I slacked off for a bit after validating. But still... I would have preferred a less ambiguous win. Oh well. I suppose the most important thing is that I did write 50,000 words. And will keep writing until the novel's actually done, however long that takes... Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:07:29 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_913177 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_913177 bunnyhero i say if the validator counted 50,000, then you are a winner, fair and square :) Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:06:37 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_916548 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_916548 OilsDragon Seconded! Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:31:56 -0800 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_917008 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/canada-ontario-toronto/threads/43916?page=1#forum_thread_comment_917008