Author. Reader.
Verified the word count on NaNoWriMo so I guess, officially, I’m a ‘winner’ this year.
But since the story isn’t done, I’m not celebrating yet. There are still 10 days left in November so let’s see where the rest of the month takes us.
Continued good luck, fellow NaNoWriMos!
I can’t verify it until tomorrow when verification opens but…
50,155 words written in 19 days.
The story isn’t over but it’s in progress. I’m on a journey and it’s one I’m determined to keep enjoying.
Good luck, fellow NaNoWriMo writers. You’ve got this.
45,000 words.
My fingers are aching and a little bit numb (it’s very cold today) but the story is flowing and going in directions other than what I thought it would so I’m happy.
I’m writing.
My aim is to hit 50,000 by Wednesday and see how much of the story I can get done before the 30th November. My overall general goal for this novel is around the 75,000 mark but I’m not putting pressure on myself to reach that before the end of the month. Before the end of the year will suit me perfectly, and be far more than I anticipated for this year!
How’s everyone else doing?
About half of the writers I speak to are on track to hit the 50K this year, which is a nice feeling. There seems to be something about this year that was missing last November – we’re all finding motivation and inspiration from somewhere and while we’re going at our own paces, we’re all writing and that makes us happy. Even those in the group who aren’t going to hit 50K are happy because they’re making progress on projects that have been evading them for a couple of months and that in itself makes it all worthwhile.
I hope any writers out there reading this are finding inspiration, too, and are finding the words they need, regardless of how many of them there are.
Just keep writing, folks. That’s all we can do.
How’s everyone doing?
After falling behind my own target earlier in the week (but still, somehow, hitting the daily NaNoWriMo total), I’ve hit 25,000 words today so am taking a moment to breathe and get myself a fresh cup of tea since the one I made this morning went cold a long time ago.
I hope everyone who’s taking part in NaNoWriMo is remembering to enjoy themselves and not stressing too much about word counts – if you fall behind at some point, don’t stress about it. You’ll catch up one day when inspiration strikes and leaves you with no choice but to write, write, write!
Happy writing, everyone – and don’t forget to drink your tea/coffee before it goes cold!
How is everyone doing? Managing to get your words done?
If not, don’t worry – I always find hitting the daily word targets is always harder mid-week than it is at weekends, usually because mid-week we’ve all got work and other commitments demanding our attention.
Writing little and often works a charm sometimes – 15 minutes here, 15 minutes there. They all add up in the long run, and a month of intense writing is certainly a long run!
For myself, I’m happy with what I’ve got so far – 6517 words at the moment. I had the 1st day of NaNoWriMo off work, or else I’d be way behind. I’m hoping to get a little further ahead with a few sprints tonight as I’ve got family visiting over the weekend so opportunities to sneak away and get some writing done will be few and far between.
I have to say, too, that Write or Die – both the online version for when I’m sneakily writing in lunch breaks at work and the paid for version I use when I’m at home – is a Godsend when it comes to NaNoWriMo and keeping track of the time during sprints.
Good luck, everyone, and remember to try and enjoy the experience – there’s no point doing it if you don’t!
Well, back to the writing I go… I don’t think these 200+ words count! 😉
Alexa Preece 