Category Archives: National Novel Writing Month

NaNo–Day 6

Yesterday I made it to 12,811 words, and today I am at 14,162 words. This is the first year that I have been ahead of schedule so early in the month!

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NaNo–Day 4

Word count is 11,790 words. I even did a doodle that is related to my novel.

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NaNo–Day 3

What a way to start the day, with 3,000 words in the morning and 3,000 more at night! Current word count: 10,459. Awesome!

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NaNo–Day 2

4443 words down. I had a great time at the local write-in and drank two glasses of lemonade. The scenes that came yesterday? Worked on them. Looking forward to further developing the rules of this novel’s world tomorrow.

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NaNo–Day 1

National Novel Writing Month is finally here! Got off to a great start this morning with 3,440 words. Two scenes I didn’t expect came to mind while working on the beginning, so I’m looking forward to tackling those tomorrow.

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NaNo–Day 30

I have validated my novel. It is 50,002 words. My fifth NaNo is complete.

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NaNo–Day 27

The end is near! I have less than 2,00 words to go, but I still have several scenes left to write before I reach the end. My word count is 48,197. Happy Thanksgiving!

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NaNo–Day 25

I had a successful writing session at Seed Coworking today. I wrote over 4,000 words. My word count is 47,248. Maybe I shouldn’t have extended the third test because now I’m not even close to finishing the scenes I have left. Oh well. I will continue this novel until I reach “El Fin.”

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NaNo–Day 23

Staying hydrated with water, raspberry hot chocolate, and Sprite. I’ve always loved the raspberry hot chocolate at Grounds for Thought, so I decided to buy raspberry syrup and try making them at home. Best. Idea. Ever. My word count is now 43,229.

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NaNo–Day 22

My word count is 42,135. My characters have almost found the secret treasure. Maybe they will find it tomorrow. I had a great time at the midnight showing of “Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” And I even finished reading “Big Ray: A Novel” by Michael Kimball.    

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