dejadrew

 I successfully completed 50,000 words in the month of November! A winner is me! As someone who normally writes short stories, this is at least ten times more words than I have ever written together in a row before, and I am slightly dazed. 

Unfortunately, the actual STORY isn't finished yet, which flummoxes me somewhat. As a writer of short stories, this... isn't exactly the kind of writing problem I'm used to. When you write three thousand word stories or flash fiction, usually the end of the story is way back there somewhere. I assumed I'd have trouble with running OUT of story before I hit 50k, not that I would have a surplus. Just... It's not over? It was supposed to be over! That was the plan! I'd write for fifty thousand words and then I'd have a book! Not a GOOD book, but a book! And now I still don't have a book? When will it be a book? HOW MUCH LONGER DO I HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS BEFORE IT BECOMES A BOOK?

It's like I was running a marathon and crossed the finish line, but someone yelled "Great! Time for SECOND finish line!" 

"Wait, SECOND finish line? No one warned me about second finish line!" 

"It's fine! Just keep going!" 

"Which way? Where's this second finish line? How far away is it?" 

"Eh, over there, someplace, probably. If you keep running you'll probably trip over it eventually." 

"THAT IS NOT HELPFUL. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO COLLAPSE AND DRINK GATORADE AND EAT IBUPROFEN AND WHIMPER HEROICALLY UNDER A PILE OF ICE PACKS BY NOW." 

"You can do that once you get to second finish line!" 

"BUT WHEN WILL THAT BE?" 

"Soon! Maybe! Eventually! I dunno, just keep running! You like running!" 

"ARGhhHHhh....."

I am confused and frightened at having somehow accidentally unlocked the writing marathon secret special bonus level. Send help.