PenxSword & Dragon's Blood Ink: Personal Goal has been Reached

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Personal Goal has been Reached

   I am proud to say that last night I crossed the 75,000 word mark in NaNoWriMo! 75,000 was my personal goal and I'm very happy that I hit that goal. This was definitely one of the most challenging NaNoWriMos I have ever done but I have learned so much from it and matured greatly from it.
   I look at my writing more as work instead of fun. My largest jump in words this month so far has been 10k in one day. But the month isn't over and my story isn't done. So I'll keep working, even when the story is finished.
   But for today we have to prepare the house for Thanksgiving and get everything all ready. We have a handful of relatives coming over this year so the house has to be cleaned up. My dad gave us permission to stop occasionally to do writing sprints. I can clean that way easily. So off I go! I hope everyone else enjoys their Thanksgiving.

Stay thankful for everything you have.

- Siddy

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