When NaNo first begins:

What you crank out a few thousand words and the inspiration is just flowing like a river:

Talking to other writers doing NaNo be like:

When the plot is coming together nicely and you actually have time to write:

Returning to the world after a long writing session:

Reading what you wrote after a late-night session and none of it makes sense:

When you have inspiration to write but life is throwing tons of stuff at you:

Trying to reach that daily word count goal:

When you regret starting the NaNo thing in the first place:

Trying to explain to your non-writer friends and family why you're still doing this even though your sleep-deprived and miserable:

When the month ends and you've actually managed to pull it off:

And for those on the flip-side who have sadly, are unlikely to be able to make that goal for whatever reason: