First of all…
33,880 words. That’s a lot of words. It’s not 50,000 but at this point I’m just like whatever. I wrote a decent word count with words I’m very proud of and even though I technically lost, I achieved a lot.
Quantity Vs Quality
If you follow me on social media, or perhaps read my previous blog post, you would have noticed my articles on this very topic. I was finding writing quality words more beneficial than a large quantity of them. You may be thinking, “But NaNo is all about word count. Get to 50K.” and you would be absolutely right. That is exactly what the replies I received on Twitter said.
My friends at@Inklings Press said:
@Nthito Sometimes, perhaps, but second guessing too much can mean the first draft never gets done. In short, it’s a tool for getting it done
@Nthito for one month yes. It’s material that will be filtered. Edited and maybe deleted. But they are 50k words out of my head and flowing.
What Now?
November has been a busy month. Looking ahead, I think the rest of life is going to be busy. I won’t be using that as an excuse as December rolls into play and 2017 looms ahead looking as shiny and promising as 2016 did all those years ago in the past 11 months. (yes it feels that long).
There’s a accomplished and a lot to accomplish.
To those who won NaNo, well done! I am extremely proud and happy for all of you. My Jozi-Wrimos and my international friends. May your novels be published and your names celebrated in the halls of literature!
A-Scribe To Describe 
33,830 is still a lot of words! After all, the whole point of NaNoWriMo is to write a novel, and it that takes two months instead one, hey, you still have written a novel surprisingly fast! I wish you the best of luck in finishing your project! 🙂
Thank you Miguel, and congrats on winning NaNo!
I think you did very well!
I (also) wanted to do a double NaNo this year, but found that I wrote a lot slower – but also a lot better. Rather than just throwing down words, there are parts I can use and can show to people without cringing (too much). Am I done with the first draft like I wanted to be? Nope. But, like you, I can also say ‘I regret nothing’. 😀
And I can’t wait to read your finished project!
Thank you! And congrats on winning NaNo. Yeah as much as I was aiming for double, and this novel will be double Nano in length, it was definitely a slow write but a good one. I can’t wait to read your finished project as well 🙂