NaNoWriMo: Day 20

I’m really happy right now. As of 11:59 pm today, I have COMPLETELY CAUGHT UP in my word count, and in fact am over for the day by 200+ words!

It took several days of constant writing (well, not constant writing, but I was constantly in my chair attempting to write) but it worked. Whenever the going got rough, I just kept plugging away until finally, the story was flowing, the ideas were flying, and the words were piling up. I’m still in that groove and I’m loving it! This whole process reminds me of my marathon and the training that went into it. Right now I’m on the equivalent of a runner’s high – writer’s high. I hope it lasts. All I can think of at this moment is that this feeling is what makes NaNoWriMo so worthwhile.

My story is coming along strong now. My characters are not exactly taking over and writing it all themselves yet, as I’ve heard often happens, but they’re certainly influencing the outcome and making their voices heard. And I’m seeing the loose ends come together and now I believe my 49,999 and 50,000th words will actually be, “The End” and Not “To Be Continued…” as I once had thought. Awesome.