There's still time to hit 50,000 words!

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November 30

Today's the last day,
and I'm procrastinating.
Back to the novel.

One. Day. More.

To those of you who haven't crossed the finish line yet: Don't panic.  Take a deep breath.  It's just you, the keyboard, and the last few thousand words now.  You have until midnight.  You can do this.

I'll be here with the drinks December 1st.  Until then, NaNo sufferers, keep on!

This Week's Task List

Ladies and gentlemen, NaNoWriMo is over for me!  I "won" last night at about 1:30 a.m., and after taking a break today, I'll be jumping back into the writing world tomorrow with my new focus on fiction!  Yay!

• Write a set of articles for a client (due by end of business Saturday)
• Start writing content for my renovated website
• Outline my coffee house book (I'm kind of starting from scratch so I need an updated outline)
• Work out a writing schedule for my coffee house book
• Start writing character biographies for my coffee house book (this will be a big task considering the changes I'm making to the story)

With a whole day to spare...

Tomorrow I'll give my poor hands and wrists a break, and on December 1st, it's back to work!

November 29

Time is growing short.
Everyone is frantic now.
Latte refill, please!

November 28

The last Saturday
to spend my whole day writing.
Goal is 10,000.

November 27

An extra day off!
Quick! Write to try and catch up!
(Eat some leftovers.)

November 26

Relatives invade.
I don't have time for this now.
Turkey to go, please.

Push Through the Pain

This photo symbolizes two things: what I'm thinking when I contemplate donning a cheerleading outfit, and what you're probably feeling right now.  The last days of NaNo are among the hardest.  I know - I've been there.

I've been staring down the barrel of an anemic word count, convinced I won't make the goal, and wanting to do anything rather than put fingers to keyboard and push out another single damned word.  Yes, anything - even don a cheerleader's uniform and shake pom-poms.

But you don't stop now. 

You down an energy drink.  You put your fingers to the keyboard.  You type one word, and then another, and then another.  You push through the pain.

You do it every day, as many hours as you can beg, borrow or steal, until 11:59 pm on November 30th, 2009. 

And you will either hit 50,000, or you will come so close as makes no difference.  The point, ladies and gentlemen, isn't to win, but to play the game.  My heart sister's absolutely right.

The journey is the reward.  So keep walking.  You can do this. You're a writer, darling!

Never give up.  Never surrender!