NanoWrimo is done. Did I hit the coveted 50,000 words? I did not. Did I beat my best ever writing day of 4,358 words? I was close at 4,180 last night but I ran out of time.
I went to another write in, the last one for this session, and I kept writing (mostly) up to 11:59PM. A pretty solid night, to be honest, and the second best word count in one day for me. I know other people are punching out 7,000 to 8,000 words in a day and I can’t imagine those kinds of numbers in one day. Maybe in the future.
By just separating out the word count on the write in night’s I attended shows that I should go to more of them. I went to two and joined some friends on another night this week and those three days were my highest producing days of the month.
It was good to get out of the office and write somewhere else. Words flowed and other thoughts popped up in the story. And best of all, I am finally at the part where I want to write down my idea. It’ll just be a blip in the book, but man, am I excited about this bit. So, thank you Lair of Abraxas for hosting those NanoWrimo write ins!
So, is the book done? Far from it. Am I going to keep plugging away at it? Why yes I am!
I finally feel connected to the story and I can see its end before me.
Of course, I’m currently talking first draft. There are a lot of rough patches in there as it is. But I must be one of those weird ones who actually enjoys editing. It’s fun to find the diamond in the coal and shape it to fit the story. Because, the story must flow and he who controls the flow must know the story!
What I am trying to say is that it will get completed and I have no bones to lose for that. So, yay!
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