NaNoWriMo Day 30

Current Word Count: 50,146 I did it! Honestly, I wasn't sure I would and I was hoping to get a little higher word count, but my story came to an end and I did reach the 50,000 goal, so I'm happy. For everyone who completed the challenge, congratulations! It will almost feel weird to not …

NaNoWriMo Day 29

Current Word Count: 49,043 I have less than a thousand words left! I considered just finishing today, but decided that I needed something to do for the last day. As it is, it will be easy to finish up my word count tomorrow (I always did like to cut things a little close). I want …

NaNoWriMo Day 28

Current Word Count: 47,715 And I'm almost there. I'm almost there. There's been trials and tribulations. You know I've had my share. But I've climbed a mountain. I've crossed a river. And I'm almost there! If you get that reference, I am super impressed. Before NaNoWriMo, I didn't usually drink coffee (maybe once a week …

NaNoWriMo Day 27

Current Word Count: 46,006 I've just reached the climax of my story! It may go a little over fifty thousand words by the end, but it should be pretty close. It does seem a bit short for a novel, but I've noticed that my first drafts tend to be relatively short. One book I wrote …

NaNoWriMo Day 26

Current Word Count: 43,568 So close! I'm amazed at the people who have already finished their word count (if you are one of them, congratulations). I didn't realize until I'd already started NaNoWriMo what a great community of writers there are surrounding this event. Whether it's on WordPress or the official NaNoWriMo website, it's so …

NaNoWriMo Day 25

Current Word Count: 41,770 There are officially only five days left of NaNoWriMo. Honestly, I will be relieved when this month is over. In fact, I'll probably hide my book away and not look at it for a few months, hoping to forget about it. Then I will discover it and decide maybe now is …

NaNoWriMo Day 24

Current Word Count: 40,548 I was lethargic from eating so much yesterday and I almost didn't feel like writing anything today. But I pushed through because, unlike yesterday, I could find no excuse for not writing. Plus, I do not want to get behind in my schedule. It is Black Friday today in America, and …

NaNoWriMo Day 23

Current Word Count: 38,727 So I might have forgotten it was Thanksgiving today...oops. The point is, I was a little busy today with eating, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (didn't seem as good as previous years, btw), and spending time with family. I only got few hundred words done. Luckily, I was ahead on …

NaNoWriMo Day 22

Current Word Count: 38, 478 I've been reading a lot of other writers' posts about NaNoWriMo the last couple of days, and in a sense it is making me feel better about myself. Not that I feel superior, but to the contrary that my struggles are not so uncommon. I perhaps see myself too much …

NaNoWriMo Day 21

Current Word Count: 36,667 Again, I wrote over three thousand words today. I feel like the more words I write per day, the faster I'll be done with this horrifying month. To authors who complete NaNoWriMo every year, I salute you. It is incredibly more difficult than I had ever imagined, and this is coming …