Wednesday, December 5, 2012

I Survived

Yup - I survived NaNo again! Yay :)



I ended up with over 60k words for the month. I hadn't expected to be successful this year because my November was nuts, but it somehow all worked out. I think, for me, the joy of NaNo is that there are so many other nuts out there. It's also a competition, so that helps! I also get REALLY excited when I'm writing the first draft of a story, so I tend to do them fairly quickly.

I'm really enjoying the story and I'm nearing the end now. In fact I hope to wrap up the draft and put it to the side for a bit, let it marinate for a few weeks or more. In the meantime, I'm going to go over the draft I wrote for Camp NaNo in August. It's been a great year for first drafts for me!

I'm over at From The Write Angle today talking about some NaNo NoNos. I hope you'll pop over and add your thoughts to the discussion!

46 comments:

Natalie Aguirre said...

Awesome Jemi. Congrats!

JeffO said...

Congratulations on your NaNo success!

Beth said...

How exciting for you! Congratulations for all the great work you've done this year.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Congratulations!

Elizabeth Spann Craig said...

Congratulations, Jemi!

A said...

'Nuts" is the wrong word Jemi, it's called "passion". Congratulations :-)))

Old Kitty said...

You are so a WINNER!!! Well done you!! Take care
x

Michelle Wallace said...

Congratulations, Jemi! What an achievement!

Jemi Fraser said...

Natalie - thanks!

Jeff - thank you :)

Beth - thanks - it's been a great year for me so far :)

Alex - thank you!

Elizabeth - thanks!

Agnes - I like that!! And agree - thanks :)

Old Kitty - you too! It was fun, wasn't it :)

Michelle - thanks - I had a blast :)

Angela Ackerman said...

Congrats, congrats!! I absolutely love the moment of writing "the End" on something--enjoy it when it comes!

Angela

Laura S. said...

Congratulations, Jemi!!

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

Congratulations on winning. Now you can relax a little for the holidays.

E.B. Black said...

I write first drafts quickly as well. I believe I wrote the first draft of Medusa's Desire in a week. The rest of the time I spent on it was revisions, even more revisions because of critique partner suggestions, and even more revisions because of my editor. LOL.

Mason Canyon said...

Congratulations, knew you could do it.

Mason
Thoughts in Progress

Anonymous said...

Congrats! to you on the Nano milestone. And I'lll stop by From The Wright Angle and say hello.

Carol Kilgore said...

Congrats on finishing!

Unknown said...

Good on ya, Jemi!

Jemi Fraser said...

Angela - I've never actually written 'the end' out in words, but I do savour the feeling! :)

Laura - thanks!

Karen - thank you - I always love NaNo :)

Susan - that's a really good plan! :)

EB - exactly! Those revisions can go on forever and ever :)

Mason - thank you!!

Thanks Stephen - I appreciate it!

Carol - thanks!

Wendy - thank you! Nice to see you :)

Lisa Gail Green said...

Yay!!! Congrats!! Let's pop some bubbly.

Jemi Fraser said...

Lisa - thanks!! I'm thrilled :)

Dianne K. Salerni said...

Congratulations, and good for you! I find it doesn't matter how crazy the rest of my life gets. When it flows, it flows.

The muse rules.

Jemi Fraser said...

Dianne - the muse does indeed rule. LOVE when the words flow :)

Jack said...

HUZZAH!!! Way to go!! And such a good count too!! It is also nice you like the story, that is always a HUGE plus!

Lynda R Young as Elle Cardy said...

YAY!!!!!!!!!!! That's so awesome Jemi!!!! Congrats!!!! I'm so impressed by 60k in one month.

Jemi Fraser said...

Jack - thanks! Life is far too short to spend time on stories I don't love! :)

Lynda - thank you!! It's a thrill to get that many words in!! :)

Rosalind Adam said...

Well done! Yay!

cleemckenzie said...

Here's a huge pat on the back!

DL Hammons said...

Boo-Yah!!! Congrats!! :)

Romance Reader said...

Yay! Jemi! Congratulations on your success!

Jemi Fraser said...

Rosalind, Lee, DL & Nas - thanks so much! :)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! That's a fantastic accomplishment. I hope to do the same if I ever do NaNo. Have a great weekend.

Jemi Fraser said...

Medeia - thank you! I love NaNo & thoroughly enjoy writing my drafts that way :)

Shannon Lawrence said...

Congratulations on making it through again! It really helps when you enjoy the story.

Shannon at The Warrior Muse

Jemi Fraser said...

Shannon - thanks! I'm loving this one! :)

DMS said...

How fabulous! You have been getting a lot of writing done. I think you have a great plan! Congrats on all the writing. :)
~Jess

Jemi Fraser said...

Jess - thank you! I'm thinking of doing some self pubbing in the new year - but I haven't quite decided yet :)

DEZMOND said...

congrats on surviving it, Jemi :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Dez! I got really caught up in it and loved it! :)

mshatch said...

wow. I cannot even imagine writing 60k in a month. Congratulations!

Jemi Fraser said...

Ms H - thanks! I love to fly through those first drafts. while I'm not a planner per se, I do have the characters walking around in my head for a bit before I start, so I know who they are & that helps big time.

Morgan said...

Hi, Jemi--new follower here... I'm here to say thanks for signing up for the Cheers, Cavanaugh Blogfest! I'm so stoked you're participating.

And AWESOME with NaNo... it's *such* a challenge. Phew. Huge props to you. :D

Jemi Fraser said...

Morgan - welcome and thank you! Alex is SUCH a great guy :)

Thanks - I love NaNo - I know it doesn't work for everyone, but I love it :)

PK HREZO said...

Congrats on Nano, Jemi! That's fab! Now all the rewrites begin. Take time to celebrate the first draft, tho!!

And btw thanks for stopping by my blog with warm wishes. :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks PK! I'm planning on letting the draft sit for a bit while I work on a different story then come back to it :)

And congrats again - so awesome!

Leslie S. Rose said...

It really is a rush finishing NaNo. It's nice to get my writing routine back on track with the challenge. Congrats on crossing the finish line.

Jemi Fraser said...

Leslie - you too! There really is so much to love about NaNo :)