Why I failed at NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo book cover designed by ParaGraphic Designs*Le Sigh* Where do I begin?  As National Novel Writing Month (a.k.a. NaNoWriMo) draws to a close, I guess it is pretty obvious I will NOT meet my quota.  To be quite honest, I hadnt put forth much of an effort.  Don't get me wrong, my idea was/is brilliant (if I do say so myself) and I will DEFINITELY continue working on the novel.  The thing is, my excuse for not finishing is...
wait for it...
Things have been going really well in the writing arena.  
You heard me right.  
I did not finish my NaNoWriMo novel because my writing is going super well.
What do I mean?  For starters, a major publishing company loved my Paranormal Menage' story but unfortnuately will no longer be publishing Paranormal stories (I guess they are a bit repetitive now).  They wanted to know if I had any non paranormal LGBT fiction instead.  Alas, I do not.  I was then told to please send in any non paranormal work that I may have in the future because they really liked my style.  
The bad news?  My story didnt get published.  The good news?  Had it not been Paranormal, it might have.  Who knows maybe I will "restructure" it and send it back to them.  Either way, it was very encouraging to have such a positive reply from a publisher.  It lets me know I am on the write track with my writing.
My Ebook sales are doing REALLY well.  So well, I am actually shocked.  Even my Amazon.uk sales are skyrocketing.  Who knew there were that many people out in the world that really like smut?  I am both happy and concerned at the same time (lol).  I must say, I was a bit uncomfortable writing the stuff at first but now, its kind of fun.  I started writing the erotic shorts to submit to a couple of erotic/romance anthologies and each time I write one, I feel I get a little bit better.  I still have trouble making that emotional connection between the characters before and during sex but then again, I am not a romance writer.  I have decided that I can live with that.
My first full length novel "Guardian" is almost complete.  My Critique Partner (CP) loved it so far and cant wait for the second half.  A few minor kinks to work out (i.e. she told me she hated the names but thats ok, because I wasnt really feeling them either.)  We decided to play with these names that readers will find but funny and ironic.  Other characters have quite a few quips about that throughout the book.
Speaking of Guardian, one of its more central characters has been getting alot of buzz.  Apparently women go crazy for "Malachi" the smart ass ego-centric fallen angel in Guardian.  I wonder what they all would say if they found out he is based off of a real person I know.  Needless to say, Malachi will now be getting his own short for print in an Anthology (yay!).  The title of the story is "Fallen From Grace" and tells the story of how Malachi became a Fallen Angel.  Its kind of Dark and Twisted but it would have to be to get him from the Malachi he was, to the Malachi he is to become in Guardian.  I will keep you all posted on the release date for that.  I am in the last stages of that manuscript then its off to the publisher!
The muse has been hitting me upside the head constantly for the past few weeks and I am trying to stay above ground. In fact, please excuse any typos or editing mistakes.  As a matter of fact, today I have completed 4223 words and I am still on a roll.  I am in a zone and I dont want it to stop.
 So THAT my lovelies is why I failed at NaNoWriMo.  
If you think its just an excuse...
bite me.