I threw in everything that I wrote this month, kept the 5100 word cheat (which I wrote during nanowrimo 2yrs ago but never counted--it became a part of this story), uncontracted contractions, called every person and city by their full name, and wrote like the wind. I've decided that it's okay to come up 2300 words shy. I'm sleeping for two these days and am going to go hit the hay.

Elisabeth
who is proud of myself knowing that even if I don't win I'm finally going to finish one of my nanowrimo novels