#NaNoWriMo Winning feels so damn good.

At a little past 4pm CST on November 29th, 2009, I reached the NaNoWriMo goal of 50, 000 words in 30 days.

*thud*

Funny thing is, I still have the rest of the Big Finish to write. But for now, I’m going to stop, savor, and enjoy the distinct lack of pressure weighing on me.

Now comes the hard part, hehe. The editing. I’ve heard some people say you should step away from the book for a week or two before delving into that. I’m wondering if that’s wise for me to do. I know how I am. If I step away from something, I tend to push it further and further down the To Do list. I think I will go ahead and finish the ending, and jump right into editing. NaNoWriMo gave me the motivation to write this thing, but my biggest dream is to be published.

I want to thank my wonderful boyfriend for his amazing support during this craziness and for being understanding when I needed to work on this. And my beautiful daughter for being there with hugs and ‘Way to Go mommy!’s And all friends, relatives, coworkers and assorted NaNo participants who are all fantastic.

And now, off to collapse. Congratulations to the over 10,000 authors who have won NaNo so far!! It really is an amazing program.