NaNo Day 30: WINNER!!


I hosted the final write-in last night at a local IHOP. This was a write-in with the potential of turning into an all nighter so those of us still trying to finish could make it. We lovingly titled it the "Oh Crap we're running out of time, write-in for slackers" (Okay, maybe that's just what I called it.) I crossed the 50k mark at 12:13 am on Day 30, so I'm done and officially a winner!!! (Now just to finish the book--which will probably be double my current word count, though my first draft goal will be a little lower)

Progress bar:
Zokutou word meter
50,084 / 50,000
(100.2%)


*Happy dance*
I hope everyone out there is doing well. I haven't posted much recently, so in the next few days I'll probably post a couple observations from this past month as well as my NaNoWrimo wrap up. Check back for updates.

Have a good weekend!

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Rachel Vincent said…
Okay, i got your link changed. Thanks for the heads-up.

And congratulations on winning NaNo! Maybe one day I'll get to participate.
November 30, 2007 at 10:50 PM
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