Nanowrimo 2010 Winner

Hey guys, guess what...


I "WON" NANOWRIMO!!!!!!!! That's right, I foolishly attempted to write 50,000 words during the month of November and I've only gone and done it! I may have finished on deadline day but I only had 2,000 words to write so it's not like I was up all night drinking copious amounts of caffeine. I never thought I could do this, I just wanted to try and I'm so proud that on my first attempt, I did it! I remember the very lovely Cat Clarke telling me that I could have a first draft of my book my Christmas and I didn't believe her. I've since told her she was right! Apparently she likes being right, so she tells me ;)

Was it difficult? Hell yes it was. It's not easy holding down a full time job working crazy shifts as a nurse, keeping the house in order which means cooking, cleaning, laundry etc, running a book tour website and keeping the blog going. As a result, the book reviews have definitely slowed down but now Nanowrimo is over, I hope to speed things up a little.

So, is my book any good? The easy answer is - not in its current state but it has potential! I cried three times whilst writing sad scenes and at the moment it's full of plot holes and inconsistencies but I know what they are and where they are. The plan now is to work on the craft of writing, read a lot of books, continue book blogging and resume some sort of social life in time for Christmas. THEN, in the New Year, I plan to work my butt off in revisions. I've got a lot of work to do and I don't profess to know how long it will take me. I mean some people spend years getting it right don't they?! This frightens me somewhat so I'm hoping it won't take THAT long. I do know something though, it does not leave my clutches until it is the BEST IT CAN BE.

Congratulations to all the other members of the 50K club! I've ordered my winner's t shirt as an early christmas present for myself. Now Nanowrimo is over, the cold virus has hit me and I'm just glad it waited until I was done writing! Now back to the reviews...