I finished my NaNo novel this morning at about 10:00. After validating through the NaNoWriMo website and being declared a winner, I read the first thirty pages of Diane Gaston's Valiant Soldier, Beautiful Enemy (book three of the fabulous Three Soldiers miniseries), cross-stitched for the first time all month, watched a bit of the Today Show, brushed my teeth and went out to lunch.
For the first time in thirty days I wasn't watching the clock to make sure I got to the computer on time. I loved the freedom, but, oddly, I miss my novel. Yes, the hero and heroine got their happy ending. I wrote epilogues about their wedding day and the day the hero finds out he's going to be a dad.
I'm looking forward to the editing/rewriting process, now that I have a step by step guide to the plot.
Will I do NaNoWriMo again? Definitely. The intense writing was hard on my neck and shoulder and my chair made my back hurt, but the joy of having a solid framework for completing this particular book is exhilarating. I like that.
Congrats to all of you who've been NaNoing along with me. Congrats also to my nephew Brian, who also won this year.
Happy writing!
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