The NaNo

I know I promised a post on the Fair thing but I have it written down and I shall not forget it soon. I have been so snowed under busy, I haven't been able to post (Unlike my Dear friend Sam who has been much more diligent at posting than Me.) You see Sam and I entered the NaNoWriMo contest. If you haven't heard about it then let me tell you a few key points. It's a challenge against yourself to write 50,000 words in 30 days. All during the second busiest month of the year. November. I adore writing and I was already getting idea for a story so when she brought it up I jumped on the opportunity.
I had never heard of NaNo so I asked if we had to write it in a single night. Apparently saying this caused Sam to call me amazingly optimistic. This was before I knew how many words 50k was... If you've ever typed something on word pad without the word count (which is what I had done until I discovered I actually had Microsoft Word on mine) You feel like you've written a pretty good long story.... No.  My last story had only been 19,000 or so. But I wasn't backing away. I was facing this dragon head on armed only with a very large stick and a laptop.

The first must in the NaNo is have a friend who is writing a story that is VERY different from yours. Like another genre different. If I hadn't of had Sam who was writing her amazing Novel 'The Other Side of Me' I would of ran slam out of ideas. I don't really know a lot about monsters so choosing to write a monster story was probably unwise. BUT I finished it all the same. If I can get it edited then it will be up for sale on Amazon.com. Please don't expect greatness... I believe in my story and characters but it doesn't mean they will achieve greatness or whatever.

If you talk to me too long I'll start talking about my characters as if they are real people. My friends have learned to ignore my little trait. They also ignore me while I'm talking aloud in my room to the wooden dummy on my shelf... Which I will admit is really loony. But I do my best thinking talking aloud and getting everything lined up.
Normally if I'm walking around outside I pull out my cellphone and try to call someone or just pretend I'm talking to someone so no one calls the mental hospital on me.

But anyway back to the NaNo! I finished my story with 59,000 words... more or less... I can't really remember the exact number. It felt great writing those two little words The End. 

I will started editing my story in January so posts might come slowly and have lots of awkward pauses in the middle. So be good my lovely fans! I really hope you don't get arrested while I'm away... because let's face it. Without you Emily, I would be really bored...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!