November ended 8 days ago and I didn’t make it to the 50000 words, however I wrote more than 41000. Since I am no regular writer, I find it a very good result. I even like the idea I followed with my story, just that my writing pretty much sucks. I think I am not too good with words and describing things to make it appear lively and a nice read. In the end, it was what it was like every year, a recap of events in my life of the past year and I could live out some things, I just can’t in real life. That is a good thing for my soul and mental well being. The incentive to write 50000 words forced me to go a bit deeper and not have my main character commit suicide after 5000 words. It helped me to develop different views and let my heart AND brain speak through them. That was worth it.

I think I even could have made the 50000 words. I didn’t even write every day, mostly weekend and the story is not really finished yet. I just had no energy after work, plus the bad feeling that I am supposed to write my thesis (for which I didn’t write a single word). I will be on the road again this weekend with two 6 hours train rides and hope to work out my thesis then. I have to hand it in by the end of December.

As for NaNoWriMo. I am pretty sure I will handle it again next year.

November came way too fast. No real plot or outline or character except for the two main characters. It is the same every year, but this year I am open about it and even registered on the NaNoWriMo website. I never made it to the 50000 words, my main character committed suicide way too early all the time o.O I always used to work through stuff that happened in my year. I am positive my main character will survive this time. I wrote 411 words this morning before work. (I got up at 3am to see an epic “Castle” episode and going back to sleep for an hour would have been really stupid). I could have kept going on but I had to get my tram and almost missed it o.O

So now all you know. I am participating in this year’s NaNoWriMo – officially and work is absolutely in my way right now and I also have to write my thesis. I started with that already, but I have so much to write about or that I could write about, damn, I really need time management at the moment. :D

Oh and don’t expect high class literature in any way. I am actually not a good writer. I don”t think I really have a go for good wording, but it is enough for getting stuff off your chest and deal with it somehow and maybe get another perspective by developing the scenes and characters. it is a bit like role playing.

EDIT: 11.58pm: Made it to 1731 words in total today. Whohooo.