I won NaNoWriMo!

[baratron]

I have written 53,563 words this month.

Despite being broken and sick the whole time.

I haven't managed to combine this with College or earning money, but that's as much due to the way I've been ill as anything else. It's hard to go into College when you're too exhausted and anxious to move.

I do wish I hadn't been quite so utterly introverted

Comments

[baratron]

Thank you! And don't worry about not being up to beta - the reasons I'd expect people to want to do it are either because they like me A LOT, or have a lot of spare time, or because they have writing of their own which needs beta-ing. Frankly, I'm more worried about your health. If this current excessive fatigue isn't normal for you, then you should get some blood tests done for thyroid and vitamin D levels, and anything else your GP suggests *hug*.

[elynne]

Hmm--I'll trade you beta readings? I suck at self-editing. You've seen my writing--I generally don't write more than 1k words at a go, but I do want to get back into writing. It'll be all over the place for a while until I settle on a larger project (which may not happen for a longish while). I'll gladly beta read your story, especially since it might make me want to get back into playing Skyrim and/or writing in that world again!

[baratron]

That would suit me nicely! Email me: use the "for emergencies" real name email address, since it's the one that alerts me when I receive emails. Really, I want to make sure the story flows and is comprehensible to someone with minimal knowledge of the world. Finding Elder Scrolls nerds isn't so difficult, but finding people who haven't played Oblivion but are still interested is.

I wanted to pick your brains about Argonian biology and body language in any case, since you seem to have worked it out pretty well :)

[maniackatie]

Congrats, H-L! That's an awesome accomplishment, especially considering how you'd been feeling throughout this month. I'd never be able to do that. XP

Good luck with the rest of the story, assuming you plan to finish it 100% someday! :)

[baratron]

Thank you! You know, until 5th November, I was saying "I'd never be able to do that". Then I looked back and realised I'd already written 4,000 words that month, and thought "I wonder...?". So it's not actually as difficult as you might think.

[alexmc]

Well done!

[baratron]

Thanks!

[marnanel]

I missed seeing this before. Well done!

[jhaelan]

Likewise, by virtue of the end of my week being somewhat excessively busy! nicely done h-l

[baratron]

I haven't talked to you in so long! I don't even know what country you're living in right now!

Thanks for the congratulations :)

[jhaelan]

Back in London now! All very exciting, but need to re-calibrate :)