I not only wrote 30 posts in 30 days for
NaBloPoMo, I wrote 30 posts about zombies. That was my personal goal, to pick a theme and stick with it. That's how
NovZomCon was born.
I had a lot of fun with it. There are definitely things I would have done differently, but I guess that's how it is with hindsight. I had toys and clothing squished together and I don't know
what I was thinking. I could probably find 30 zombie themed t-shirts
alone. Same thing for movies and television...and musicals and plays and short films and porn and music videos and...well, you get the idea.
No, I don't know why Borat is on the NaBlo winners badge.
Then there was
NaNoWriMo. I totally rocked it. I wrote a novel -
a big freakin' 50,000 word manuscript! It's not quite finished yet, but it will be. I came this far, I know I can keep going. I'm very proud of myself actually. There were fireworks when I had my novel validated, almost like at the end of a level in Super Mario Bros. Sadly, they weren't animated.
CreateSpace is offering each NaNo winner a free proof copy of their manuscript. With my novel sitting on the shelf with all the other paperback books, I can pretend to be a real author.
Actually, I already fit a few of the
stereotypes; I drink coffee, own cats, struggle with depression, and spend much of my day alone. If I take up chain smoking or
get hit by a car, I'll be on the bestsellers list before I know it!