Sorry for the lateness of today’s blog pst (and yesterday’s) but I’ve not been at home, back now though 
So today the Nanowrimo Verification system kicks in. Yep, that means that all of you who have reached the 50K mark can now upload your words and have them verified, and be officially classed a winner 
I’ve just done mine, so I am officially a winner!
I feel a little bit guilty though, I didn’t do Nano this year the way it should be done. Some of you already know, but for those of you who don’t I ended up finishing my Mills & Boon experiment at 20,000 words. I briefly thought about giving up, but I wanted to complete the challenge. So the next 30,000 words were short stories.
But I tell you what….it was is probably the most enjoyable Nano I’ve participated in. To the point where I’m considering, next year, to do a short story a day for November. I guess it goes back to me being an ideas person. I love creating characters, creating crap to throw at them, and then, I kinda get bored. But I don’t consider myself a good short story writer. My endings suck lol. I can come up with the scenarios, the characters, but then I don’t know how to resolve the story, in a satisfying manner. I don’t resort to “and then he/she woke up” as a final line, but I’ve been tempted lol.
So congratulations to all the Nano winners, it’s been a blast! And those of you who haven’t finished yet,GO FOR IT you have 5 days!
So now that we have all these extra words that we didn’t have last month What’s the plan? What will you be doing with your Nano Words? Me, I’ll be fiddling with Sorrento Sunrise and trying to find 30,000 words to pad it out with lol
Congrats on reaching the word count, even if you didn’t do it in quite the approved manner.
Thanks Patsy
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Vikki, I’m so pleased for you! It’s an amazing feat to get that many words down in a month, especially with Faber-related stuff to do too! I know what you mean about short story endings. I’m the same. Sometimes they just jump out at me but most of the time they are lame and I don’t submit because I know it! I have a lot of stories with great characters and evocative surroundings, intense emotions and great dialogue but CRAPPY ENDINGS! As for twist endings… gah!
Thanks Bel
Ha ha ha *high fives Bel*
I’m so glad I’m not alone
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Congratulations!
Thanks Alex
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Yay Vikki!
Thanks Sara
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First thing I need to do is actually finish the story (it’ll probably take 10-20K more words). Editing that bad boy is next, but I’m going to have to let it sit until after the first of the year before I’ll feel okay about messing with it.
Good for you CC
Yeah, have a rest during December and start editing in January, good plan
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Wow, Congratulations! That is a serious accomplishment
and you have been Nominated for another award btw! http://iridessenceindeed.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/beautiful-blogger-award/
Thank you so much Hezalyte, for your kind words and the award
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Oh this is great! am so glad I subscribed to you. I’m an idea person too so my nano is in idea format. I have 4 chapters written of the misfits but wanted to finish the story. Had it all plotted out which is a first for me I’m trying not to use any of the chapters to finish off the 50k but in light of your remarks I just might. I wanted to see what my fingers would come up with within the ideas I had already set up. They did pretty well but the editing will be a bitch!
Ha ha ha!
And I’m so pleased you did, it’s nice to know I’m not alone lol
*groan* don’t talk to me about editing!
I’ll be doing some blog posts about it in December 
Thanks Sue
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The idea of taking on the NaNo challenge scares the stuffing out of me. Good for you!
Thanks Robin
Soooooo, gunna join us next year?
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Heck no. I’m a chicken. I’ll leave such challenges to you brave souls.
Wow, what an achievement, you must be so proud of yourself. Congrats xxxx
Thanks Sam
Proud, but disappointed for the reasons above lol
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Well done Vikki, you are an inspiration! I have a few more words to find, but think I can make it. I’m then going to leave my fledgling novel alone for December and let loose with the red pen in January.
Thanks Zoe, you’re not doing too badly yourself!
Very good plan! Just don’t do what I did….I said exactly the same thing and here I am 2 years later still fiddling with it lol
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Yay! I’ve done NaNo a bit differently this year too. I’m written scenes and counted revision hours toward it. I was so excited to start some new and fresh but my current WIP was tugging at me.
Good for you Anushka
I think everyone should use Nano the best way for them. Good luck xx
Vikki, if you did 50K each month, you would write 600K a year or equal to six to eight books. Who cares which story? That was a great accomplishment. Congrats
Ha ha ha, and I’d probably be sectioned!
Thanks Florence xx
Congratulations! Writing that amount of words is no mean feat.
Thanks Rebecca
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Congratulations…now the fun starts making those words into a novel.
Thanks Mandy
Oh gawd, yeah, the nasty bit lol
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