Last November, the students who tuned into my blog had to put up with me yammering about NaNoWriMo and had to endure endless updates of my word count.
NaNoWriMo takes place every November. For 30 days, NaNos write their brains out in an attempt to write a short novel in a month. To win, one needs to write 50,000 words between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30. Editing and rewriting take place in December. The goal is just to get the words down.
I didn't provide constant updates this year. I'm not sure I mentioned it at all, except on my Facebook page. But, I am happy to say, I've reached 50,351 words, which is 351 words more than I need to "win" NaNo. And we have another week to go.
Last year, I wrote about 64,000 words by the time Nov. 30 rolled around. I have no idea how many words I'll end up with this year, but the novel's not finished. The story unfolded so much easier than the one I wrote last year. I like the characters; I like everything about it; I don't even mind that it's ended up being a fantasy/romance. That's just the way it played out. Sometimes, you just have to let the characters have their way.
So, here's my badge for this year. I hope, on November 30, to provide a word count update along with a winner's badge. 
Now, if I can just get this one published...that's my goal, and I'm going to do my best to make it happen.
2 comments:
Congratulations on getting your word count done early!
I remember you mentioning this on my blog last week. 50,000 in words in a month seems ridiculous to me but I guess if you make characters you really love, it's not hard to let them live on paper. Congratulations on the achievement.
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