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I've heard of NaNo for at least two years before this. I would see people and their status bars and think, wow. That's a lot of work. I've always lacked the motivation to do things and I hate to lose or not live up to my expectations, and so the best way to avoid that is not start something.

This year, I decided, you know what? I'm going to do it! I've been sitting on this story since High School and have this half written outline that I forgot I had. I thought about it and wrote a little in my head, but that doesn't solve anything. I decided I was ready and bit the bullet and told my f-list on LJ and they were all on board. They asked me my word counts, congratulated me when I reached goals and gave me positive support when I didn't make goals and started falling behind. They all believed in me, and so when I crossed the finish line on the 29th and made my victory post, they all popped up with sparkles and '8D' faces and made me feel that whole month was worth it, not just for myself, because I believed in me and so did they. I felt really accomplished.

I didn't find it as hard as a lot of people seem to. I think the only times I had problems was when I hit road blocks and it wasn't flowing as smoothly. Those were usually the times that, without a concrete goal, I would have stopped and ho-hummed and never went on, but forcing myself through them this time was a big milestone. By this time next year, I hope to have completed this book and have the sequel ready for the next NaNo to come!