DOOM and Camp NaNo

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's that time again.

The three month break is over, and it's time to write some stuff. 

I am excited. Like, über excited. I feel like the world is right again now that I am a writing fiend. 

So, DOOM actually started nine days ago, on March 1st, but I didn't find out about it until March 3rd, and I wasted another day deliberating whether or not I wanted to try and catch up with the rest of the bandwagon.

Basically (and thankfully), Doom is NaNoWriMo for busy people (which is now me, because I am a fancy, sophisticated college student). Yes, I will willingly be subjecting myself to the torment/challenge/joy of writing 50,000 words again. BUT, this time, my friends, I will have two months. 

That's right folks, I have a stunning two whole months (minus four days because I am late) to do the insane, the barely plausible…

Why?

Because why not?

NaNo was what helped me finish my novel. Why not give it another go and finish a second?

For DOOM my main focus will be finishing the second draft of Fool Me Once, because let's be honest here, it needs a lot of work. I'm hoping that Camp NaNo will polish off the remaining words in that, and I'll be able to start editing Stardust for the Workshop, cause as I may have forgotten to mention I AM GOING TO THE WORKSHOP.

At the end of April, I'll be tallying my total words written and I'm hoping to be somewhere in the 60 to 65k region. I don't even know what I'll be doing in May besides obsessively packing for the aforementioned workshop.

Is anyone else going to give Camp NaNo a go? I would love a word war or two sometime.

Really, though… This probably isn't going to seem like the greatest idea in a few weeks.

NaNoWriMo: a Summary

OH.

MY.

FREAKING. 

 GOD.

Guys. Guys I did it. On November 27th, 2014, I beat NaNo.

How is this even possible? Just a few days ago it was November 10th and I was crying because words.

Basically, this month has been a roller coaster. And I don't mean a kiddy roller coaster with like, one hill. This roller coaster had hundreds of ups and downs and spinning twists and upside down parts. Nutella, Emma, Mariesa, and my Mother are the only reasons I survived this month.

With as much as I complain and whine about writing, I don't think I've enjoyed a month like I have November of this year. Yes, it was hard. Yes, I wanted to give up. Yes, I probably could have had a normal November if I had. But guys. I wrote a novel. Like, a full-sized, more than 2 and a half chapters, novel.

I feel accomplished. Like mega accomplished. Accomplished like this girl.

Congratulations all you NaNo winners. And congratulations to all those who didn't make the 50,000. Why? You wrote something, even if it was only 5,000 words. You're 5,000 words farther than you would have been.

So. I'm off to collapse. Good night, everyone, and congratulations again!