Nanowrimo Recap

Technically, it is the last day of the month, so I could add more words, but I'm pleased with how things worked out this year. I started with a personal goal of 65,000 words, 15,000 over the normal 50,000 goal. I hit 50,000 before Thanksgiving. And I finished up the story yesterday at 65,261.
I started with a rough outline, several scenes in my head, and a few characters I knew about. I added more characters and scenes. And I only surprised myself about three or four times. In the next to last chapter, one of my characters made a decision I was NOT expecting, but as soon as the words popped in my head, I knew they were right. My husband likes to tease me, saying, "Didn't you create these characters? Don't you know what they're going to do?" Yes, I created them. But that doesn't mean I can control them!
​Anyway, I feel pretty satisfied with the way the story turned out. Hopefully, after quite a bit of editing, you'll get to read it yourself in a few years. :-)