My Thoughts On NaNoWriMo

I completed the 50,000 word requirement to win (yay me) and now have another novel to work on, leaving me unsure as to which novel I should work on finishing.
I was happy to finish, it took some work, thinking up things to happen to get from 0 to 50,000 and yet, the month felt as though it flew by.

What I learned by doing NaNoWriMo:
1. Turning off my inner editor and just writing is rather hard.
2. It's physically possible for me to write at least half a novel in one month.
3. I seem to stay on task better when I have a deadline on my shoulders.

I think its something worth doing every year, at least to keep myself writing, but now that it's over I don't think I can keep up the pace of writing everyday.

Joining the Sensation

A few days ago, I was on the AW website and decided to look at their NaNoWriMo topics. After reading some of the posts I decided I'd try my hand at it this year.
And what's the worse that can happen? I manage 50,000 words on a new novel that I decide to continue working on, or I break this nasty writer's block and get back to work on Serpenttongue.

I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to write, but I'm doing my best to just stay casual about it; the goal is to work on my writing skills and just enjoy myself, maybe I'll even manage a humorous story (I'm not counting on it though).

It has me just a bit excited, though I have fears and reservations about managing my way up to 50k and I'll have just moved and don't yet know how the new environment is going to affect my mood and my ability to continue writing. I guess I'll have to wait till November 1st and get to it.

Anyone else trying out NaNoWriMo this year?

Just a Little Satisfied with Myself

Today I finished the first draft of my short urban fantasy, yay me...I guess. Honestly, I didn't get as much satisfaction as I thought I would for finishing a story. Maybe its because I know that I still have to fix many things and go over it a dozen times before I can try submitting it.
Anyway it interested me, because it means I have more than just the epic fantasy category to work in; since I've read that book of short stories I've had a few ideas of my own to try.
Perhaps now that A Little Bit Hexed is written and I need to give it some space I'll work on a new short story.

Trying my Hand at Something New

I haven't done much work on my novel recently (bad Charlene, I know), mostly having a case of writers block; I don't have any dialogue to write or really know how to get from point A to my point B, and between how hectic my life has been and my own personal problems I haven't been able to do much anyway.
A week ago I picked up a collection of Urban Fantasy short stories to read then decided after indulging in a few that I wanted to try my hand at one myself. I've already been wanting to try writing a short story anyway and it seemed like the time to try something different. I don't know how it will come out or if any magazine or contest will accept it but at the least it will let me know whether I'm as good as others tell me I am, or if I need a lot more experience before I can have a work submitted.

So, what does everyone else write? Novels? Shorts? Just share you experience here if you like.