So somehow, in nineteen days I managed to write 50,000 words. And the number will probably go up when I validate tomorrow due to the fact that Microsoft word takes anything hyphenated as one word, but NaNo's word counter doesn't. But yeah, I hit the mark. Now to get some sleep . . . and assignments done.
The book is far from complete, however. There's still a lot of plot left, but the necessary events that take place prior to the main conflict are done, which is good since that was always the bit I was dreading. I'm planning on taking a break from Virtuality now, to finish another novel of mine that's almost done. But after that, it'll be straight to working on Virtuality, I think. Or maybe Of Magic . . . I really enjoy that one . . .
Anyways, whatever I decide, I've won NaNo for this year, and I can't wait to validate tomorrow. It was fun and stressful and involved me getting a friend in a physics program to number crunch a survival rate (I want to make sure it was believable that the MC could live). Over all, it was the usually crazy ride that, if the journey I'm still undergoing with last year's novel is any indication, is far from over.
So I think I'll go take a nap, and then it's back to writing some more. But this time without a ton of pressure to get things done.
