NaNoWriMo Winner!

Hello everybody!

     November is almost over and you know what that means? Exactly, NaNoWriMo is also over, which is very sad because it was a lot of fun but I have really good news for you guys: I made it!   

 
   I finished my entire second book for the Hunting Freedom-Trilogy throughout the past 30 days - 61.619 words in total. I reached the magical 50.000 words line on the 23.11.13 but I waited with validating my novel till yesterday night.

   Personally I think NaNoWriMo was a great experience and a great motivation to really sit down every evening after school and write, at least a bit, even on really busy days. I even tried to attend a NaNoWriMo meeting in my city but unfortunately no one besides me showed up, which was disappointing but okay. 

   When I first came up with the idea of participating I didn't really think I would make it, I thought that writing 50.000 words in 30 days is something almost impossible as I didn't think I would have enough determination to really focus on writing and really pull through.

   Now, after everything is over I am really happy that I have proven myself wrong and actually made it. A lot of my friends or classmates were totally shocked as to how I have to time and the imagination to write an entire novel in just one month, and really, I have no idea. I guess it has a lot to do with preparation. Before NaNoWriMo started I made a plan as to what would happen when, who would interact with whom when and where. Of course while writing I added a few things here and there or changed things that I didn't like that much after all, but that’s normal. 

   Throughout December the editing process awaits me, reading the whole thing, adding/changing/deleting things that I don't like and many more. It's going to be a lot of work but I'm still looking forward to it. I also already have a title for the novel, which I'm not going to reveal just yet.

   I also want to thank LittleBookOwl from YouTube. She is a great BookTuber and thanks to her I even got to know about NaNoWriMo so I owe her a big, big thank you. So guys go and check out her channel, it's worth it. Tell her I've send you over. (;P)

   Just before I say goodbye I have a question for you guys: I know that a lot of people like all this social media interaction so I was wondering what you guys think about the idea of me setting up a instagram profile so we can get more in touch and such?

Anyways, that's all for today!

Cheerio!

NaNoWriMo

  Hey guys!

  It's almost November and you, may or may not, know what that means.... IT'S NANOWRIMO TIME! I'm sure many of you are asking yourselves now "What the hell is she talking about?", so let me explain.

   NaNoWriMo is the National Novel Writing Month where you get 30 days to write a (at least) 50.000 word novel. You have time from November 1st till 30th, where between the 25th and 30th you can upload what you wrote onto their page so they can check if you really wrote 50.000 or more words, and if you did you are a winner. As NaNoWriMo winner you get a lot of different possibilities of what you can do: many pages like lulu.com or createspace.com, which are pages that make becoming a self-published author happen, offer discounts on their services and many more.
   But, if you don't succeed or you are not happy with what you wrote, it's okay. Don't delete it or be sad, you tried which is already a huge step into the right direction, besides maybe in a month or two you'll read over your work again and come to the conclusion that it is not as bad as you thought.
   This year I'm going to participate for the first time (SO excited). I'm basically going to try and write my second novel for my "Hunting Freedom"-Trilogy, which is going to be a huge challenge as I have to manage not only writing at least 50.000 words but also school and all. But, I will still try and I encourage all of you, who like writing or have thought about writing a book, to also participate and who knows maybe in November you will write your first best-seller.
   If you decide to participate, you can add me as "writing buddy", which doesn't really give me anything besides having you as "writing buddy".

   Besides that, I also wanted to thank everybody who showed interest in my novel, Into the Unknown, till now and I want to encourage you to go and check it out if you didn't do it yet, especially if you are a fan of dystopian societies and such.

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              Cheerio!