My 12 year old daughter Joanna decided to aim for 18,000 words for NaNoWriMo.

This morning she was at 15,000 and has written on and off all day.

With 2 hours left in the month of November, Joanna has finished her second novel. "My Adventures in Aeternum." She's written 18,171 words for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) since November 1st.

Now the proofreading begins...

Dear Tina -

That is fantastic news, congratulations to your daughter! That is fantastic that she is developing these perseverance skills .

Aspen Allegations, my murder mystery set in Sutton Mass, is now complete! Hurrah! I'm beginning the publishing process .

I've won a gold! I've won a gold!

Aspen Allegations has won the GOLD award for best regional ebook east of the Mississippi River! That's a huge category. I am just SO thrilled.

Thank you SO much to everyone who encouraged and supported me through this process. It is thanks to you all that I was able to achieve this!

And this shows that NaNoWriMo absolutely can work!