!!! ~ Winning Camp NaNoWriMo 2015 ~ !!!

Sha-bam 'o rama, people. 

Let's have a look at the beautiful winner's dashboard. Bring it up!

(I'm totally wearing the same shirt right now).

It's been six months since I started my novel back in November, with the original National Novel Writing Month. The story has been re-plotted and outline at least five times. But I have to say, I haven't had as much fun writing my story than during camp. There is just something about the freedom and flexible goals during this month that has just set my imagination on fire. 

I really blew myself away on how productive and diligent I've been to write on my novel. I love the new twists and turns the story has taken. Most of all, I'm so grateful for the prep-work I did in March with the help of my Mieky, my sister-in-law. Our girl vacation in the woods helped me develop my characters and let me learn more about them, thus helping my story overall. 

And the month is not over, ladies and gentlemen. Camp NaNo is still happening. That means no matter if I met surpassed my own writing goals, my book isn't done and my imagination isn't finished with me yet. The urge to keep writing is still in my blood!

I'm sticking around for the entirety of camp, willing to support my cabin mates to meet their word count goals too! 

Now that I've tasted the sweet success of victory, I'm GREEDY. I want to see the end of my first draft. I NEED to finish my book! There is still plenty of writing to be done and word sprints to participate in!!

So for some cool and fun stats:

My entire manuscript to date:   46,749 words 

Words deleted this month:  8,540 words

Chapters added:    5 

Estimated words left for completion:   20k

I think my novel is gonna be in the ballpark of 60k when I'm done with it, which is pretty good for a YA fantasy / sci-fi genre. So yeah - I talk of finishing my first draft, but I'm not close to that yet. 

BUT.

I'm 20k  closer to it because of participating in camp. And that makes me so freaking happy!!!!!

CARTWHEELS!!!