It is done! 50,064 words, and a whole two days early! I will regale you with how it happened, as it was quite epic. Erin and I had been visiting her parents for the holiday and I was within 4,000 words when we got to the airport. I could not concentrate with all the people in the terminal; so I waited to start writing until we were at 30,000 feet. Of course, just as I got up to writing speed my laptop computer battery started blinking critical. Damn! But oh the wonders of technology. I was able to finish my novel in the notes application of my iphone (with airplane mode on of course). Thank you very much!
The feeling of being done was an emotional surge that almost had me out of my seat and dancing down the aisle. Thankfully the rational part of my brain decided that erratic behavior on a plane, while airborne, would likely not lend itself to the celebratory mood I was in, so I remained seated.