Congrats to all the winners! I didn't quite make it, resolving my story at just over 35,000 words. It will surely expand to 50+ when I rewrite it.
I learned something about myself. I didn't plan out my novel with outlines. I knew roughly what I wanted the story arc to be, but left a lot of things open. Even while writing, I was reluctant to move the story forward, and I realized that I wanted to enjoy the suspense that I hoped to provide the reader. I didn't want to spoil MY OWN NOVEL. I don't know if that's incredibly stupid, or brilliant, or common. But it came as a surprise to me when I realized it.
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It's not crazy. (Or at least: not crazier than NaNoWriMo itself.) Every November, people ask "what are you writing about" and I just handwave an answer, because I don't want to ruin the plot points before they're on paper -- I'm afraid they'll evaporate and then won't "stick" when I actually write them down. (Talking of crazy.)
ReplyDeleteI think it's a valuable insight into your own writing -- for this particular novel, at least.
ReplyDeleteTo me, the REAL challenge of NaNo is to actually finish the novel afterwards.
I can understand. And you enjoyed the process, right? So you "won"!
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