An empty hand is wondering where to go.

Current word count as of 11/30/13

All shadows whisper of the sun. 

~ Emanuel Carnevali

How to reach fifty thousand words: take a few hours off and write roughly seven thousand words. All the while getting distracted from the nanowrimo forums and avoid tumblr all together during this time. And eat lots of tootsie rolls along the way. However, that only works if you’re me. If you’re someone else than the conditions will most likely not apply and you will probably end up losing or winning. It all depends on how many words you have left to write.

Also, try to not get distracted on day eighteen to yesterday. All because of schoolwork, plain laziness, and a guy with great hair who takes you out on a date to go see the Ender’s Game movie. But, do have the determination and courage to finish your novel. After all there are over a billion stories, but at least one of them is uniquely yours.

And feel sad because nanowrimo is over, but at the same time feel relieved because it’s finally over.  

 Music:

Beginning of the End by Steve Moakler

~ Stacy N.

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NaNoWriMo 2012 is officially over.

Nanowrimo, where you attempt to write fifty thousand words in the month of November. Or if you are on the YWP version, it is when you try to write how many ever words you have set as your word goal. Many writers try, either winning but not completing their novel or they actually do finish writing their novel, while others lost due to some circumstances. But at least they had the guts to do the event because not many people would actually do Nanowrimo.

So, I want to say congrats to all those who actually did the Nanowrimo event. It doesn’t matter if you won or not, because you still had the guts to do it. And not many people do. I am honestly proud of you guys because you now have written a unique plot filled with characters doing normal to crazy things. You spread the magic of words around. And you guys actually had the motivation to do it. It doesn’t matter if you had a small word count or a large one; you still managed to create a story.

And that is what the world needs. Stories have given readers understanding, hope, and/or a place to get away from reality. Without them, than reality will be a boring place to live in.

Have a nice day/night, and don’t forget to keep on writing no matter what. 

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