I got to...30,000 around, then my computer decided to die on me, so no completed Nano for me. It was my first year, too. Hopefully 2009 will be better.
I got to about 27,000 and I gave up. I'm still working on my story I'm just taking my time now. In almost two months I have already written about 43 pages worth of words. That alone is a compliment to me because aside from that one my longest story was 8 pages. So even if I didn't win NaNo I still see myself as a winner for reaching 43 pages.
One person's craziness is another person's reality
-Tim Burton
My nano ended somewhere around (a liberal estimate) 9k. Seriously, well, I didn't try to end it-- the story line itself has a long time to then end, but I sort of quit. I had band performances to practice for, Algebra homework, and I too have to get more than a wink of sleep. So, I quit. I wrote a novel once, over the envied 50k, and it took me, like, a year. In fact, my attempted nano was based on of the old novel's plot, but took a whole new sort of turn... So I quit and admitted I couldn't possibly win. To those that are reading this and won--you're all insanely dedicated writers and must have more free time than I do. So I embraced failure. I failed intentionally. That is the story of my Nano flop.
'This must be Thursday,' said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. 'I never could get the hang of Thursdays.' — Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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