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Done and done!

I’ve done it! I’ve crossed the magic number. 50000. I’ve won NaNoWriMo! On my first try no less.

I had my doubts in the beginning. 50K seemed like such a big number at the beginning of the November. Bit by bit, me and my comrade in writing, shunpiker, have clawed ourselves closer and closer.

With a massive 16k push over the last three days, my biggest push this entire month, I’ve punched a hole through to the other side. 50066 words to be precise.

I was a little nervous at the beginning of the day. Today was a struggle. A fight for those last five thousand words. Plots needed to be resolved. Characters needed to be redeemed.

At 7:15, I ended a 45 minute writing sprint at 49977. That number stood there mocking me. I knew I had one last sprint in me. The finishing line was in front of me. Tantalizing close. That last final desperate sprint for victory I knew I had clinched it. I’ve marked it with a statement that was applicable to me and my main character.

“His mind crossed a chasm he never thought he would be able to cross.”

I’ve done and won NaNoWriMo but the tale is still unfinished. Some minor editing and wrapping up needs to be done. Reflections on the month, nanowrimo, the story cannot be properly made in my euphoric state. That is for a later time when I can think more clearly.

For now, I revel in the glory, the celebration. I’m pumping my fists in victory. Stay the course, my fellow novelists victory is upon each of you.

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A sprint to the finish

Another sweet thing consumed. This time it was the 45k chocolate covered donut with sprinkles. Mmmmm….

Getting sick at the beginning of the month forced me out of the Seattle half marathon I wanted to run. It’s ironic that my push to 50K tomorrow is the same day as the Seattle half marathon.

The best part is that I’m not sure how it’s going to end. I played with the plot today so that I’ll finish at around 52 – 53k. The last 20k words the characters have taken a life of their own that I’m not sure where it is going to go. I’m just a conduit for them at this point.

All I know is that it ends with a character making a choice. I’ve stolen from all my favorite science fiction tv shows and I’m going to steal this one last idea from them.

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Nanowrimo helped!

I don't think I could completely not watch TV. There is some solid stuff (yay! jon stewart) out there but with tivo I've made my TV watching time so much more productive. No sitting in front of the TV and blindly flipping through channels.

Now with Nanowrimo over, I hope I continue to keep this up.

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A glass of port to celebrate milestones

With a six thousand word Friday, I’ve passed another milestone and made another big step towards winning nanowrimo.

The weekends are where I’ve caught up to the pack and this weekend I’m going to push through that magical 50k mark in the sky and celebrate the victory.

For now, I raise my 40k sweet thing, a glass of port, and cheer my fellow participants on!

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Big steps forward

I’ve tried to write a little every day but that hasn’t quite worked out that well for me.

Instead I’ve relied on the momentous weekends and the occasional big weekday to reach my current word count. I’m at 30,224, thanks to a ~13K weekend.

Only 20k left to go.

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free stuff!

Link: Announcing the release of Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions - MSDN.

Anybody has a windows machine they don't mind loarning to me?