Finished!

Well, as you can see by the little sticky post dated Nov. 30, I am an official Nanowrimo winner, with 55,058 words, as verified by the verifier thingy on the website.

Yay!!! I have worked so hard to get to that point. My story is even completed, not just 50,000 words. Sure, it needs a heck of a lot of work, but the important part is that I have a rough draft of something that could be shaped into something better.

I also cannot believe it's nearing the end of November. Time flies when you're trying to write 2500–3000 words per day.

This is my second Nano completion in five attempts, and it sure has encouraged me to take a look at those Nanos I did not finish. My other year of success was 2004, and although I met the 50,000 goal, I did not actually complete the story. So this year, for me, was a double success: I surpassed my previous word count AND I completed the story. It has a real beginning, middle, and end. I can't help but be quite proud of my accomplishment.