The cat ate my NaNoWriMo, I swear.

Someone not at all famous but should or maybe one day will be once said “NaNoWriMo? They should just call it inevitable disappointment delivered straight to your soul on December 1st”, obviously allowing a month or so either way for industrial action in the UK.

So, without much ado and, in fact, without much pride either, here is an update from the team on how we managed our ‘mini’ challenge this year….

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Ludraman: So I just signed for a massive package of despondence and self-deprecation, delivered courtesy of Self-Hate courier service. I managed to write a grand total of less than 500 words, comprising the opening to several different ideas that are zygotic at best. Combined with the recent acquisition of Left 4 Dead 2 and having sweet fuck all free time in the evenings, it’s hardly surprising I failed so spectacularly. It’s not like I didn’t want to do well this year, but it’s fair to say my heart wasn’t in it.

That said, I’m developing a new story that pinged to life last Saturday after drinking loads of coffee cocktails. All the way home from London I was like a Henri Michaux brimming with mescaline and frantically jotting notes on a Caffé Nero napkin with an eyeliner I borrowed from a drunk gothic woman.

Total word count: 495

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NotWelshMan: November was a hugely successful month for me. I played a number of new and exciting video games, including Assassin’s Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and Tekken 6 (see my review!). Gaming is really taking off as a medium, and I’m proud to be a part of-

Wait – sorry – are you talking to- What do you mean I’m- Well, yes, but- I know but-

Ahem. Apparently I was supposed to be talking about my attempt at Mini NaNoWriMo. Um, yes. Bollocks.

Look over there! Shiny stuff!

Total word count: 1503

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thejamtart: I have to admit, I didn’t even have good intentions this November. Instead, I was full of the aura of possibilities and maybes and non-committal meh’s. So that’s probably why I didn’t achieve a lot of new words. In fact, I kind of … went backwards.

It’s because I was writing on my existing project, Molly, and half way through the month I made the incredible discovery of the themes of the story. Yes, it took me about 30,000 words to realise what sort of story I was actually writing. So, I had to go back to the beginning and rework it to reflect the themes. And that meant editing. And that meant… losing words. The end result though, is a stronger story with a better base for all those shiny new words which will be coming in December!

Total word count: -212