I'm surprised there isn't already one of these already ... Simply because, way back when I was too daunted by NaNo to attempt it, I always saw people talking about it and bragging (though rightfully so) about their accomplishments.
And two days out, I think that we should celebrate our successes! Post your word counts, or even just if you succeeded! And if you didn't, then celebrate your successes anyways! A month of writing teaches a person a lot!
For me:
I started this November with the goal of 20 000 - 30 000 words, as I've been too afraid to attempt NaNo ever since I heard of it. However, when I was on track with the word-count, I decided to challenge myself to go the rest of the way! I just hit over the 50 000 mark (50 078), though I'm probably only half-way done the novel (okay, maybe more like three-quarters done), and I'm happy with that! I've never written that many words with one idea! I learned from doing NaNo that first drafts can be horrendous, too, and that perfection sometimes happens through hours of editing. Oh, the joys of going back over things when I'm done -.- I already know how much I'm going to have to do!
I think that we should all brag just a little bit -- and celebrate how much we've actually accomplished, even if we didn't "win". c:
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