W00t! I just went over the 50K mark and I still have much more story to write. I haven't even gotten to the climax yet. Just need to keep on writing for the rest of this month. I'm going to see if I can finish the novel by the 30th so we'll see. No big deal if I need more time after November to do it since I hit the goal.
Yay! I was wondering if you were doing it too! 30k already - you're way ahead! If you've gotten this far, I don't doubt that you'll be able to finish the novel.
I was thinking today that writing for nano is harder and at the same time more freeing than my regular writing. It's harder because I have to do it everyday, including when I would rather not being doing it. But I have a little more creative freedom because I have to stop myself from editing as I write. I just write. I don't go back and second guess and hand-wring over a word. I don't have time! I've got to hit my word count!
Best of luck for the rest of the month and in reaching your novel goals afterwords!
Thanks!
I'm with you on using NaNoWriMo to just let the creative juices flow. It's like upending a box of toys just to get them all out and then going through it to find the ones you want. When I try writing without a deadline or set goal, it takes me much longer than it should to crank out a story. It's part musing over the words and part laziness in finishing the story. Well, best get back to the grind!
I'm actually trying to tackle NaNoWriWo this year. As of yesturday, I'm at 30,400 words. It's been tough setting aside the time to write, but I had to really push. I hope to go beyond the 50,000 and see if I can finish the novel, so we'll see.
Happy Birthday! Sorry I'm a little late. Sadly, I'm going to have to bow-out of the birthday writing this time. I'm pushing to finish the current fic I'm working on so I can free some time for NaNoWriMo 2012. But I look forward to the fics and pictures that are submitted.