That I’m never doing it again.  I can say I tried it, successfully completed it and will never take the challenge again.  Yes, it fits perfectly with my writing style but I’m not that fast of a writer.  Plus, I did absolutely nothing but write the entire time (not like I do much anyway, but that’s besides the point).  All of my spare time was spent writing and even though I do that normally, it’s never to that extent.  I like having my days off and down time.  i need the distance from my work even though I was surprised at how well it flowed for nearly the entire month of November.

More importantly, I need to give my hand a rest.  I have quite a few cysts in my wrists from gymnastics, plus chronic tendinitis in my right arm plus a shoulder socket that isn’t fully formed so it has a tendency of slipping out.  All that equals pain.  I normally don’t get pain when I write because I’ve never written as much in such a short amount of time.  This past week it all caught up to me and I wanted to cry.  Never again will I cram, writing style.

It was a great thing to do once.  I’m proud of myself for completing the goal and sticking to my guns about it all.  There were plenty of times where I wanted nothing more than to give up and read or watch some TV or ice my arm.  And I didn’t.  I pushed forward.  The second week, as everyone says, is the most god awful.  For me it was because I realized I couldn’t keep up with my chapter a day goal since they just kept getting longer.  But once I got over that hurdle, everything was that much smoother.

Yay for me.  Now it’s time for some down time, then editing time and then more writing time.  The homework never ends!