After getting plot advice from Princess Pirate on a walk today, I am feeling strong in my position to finish. She really is good at moving the plot forward, and way more willing to give my characters heart break than I am.
Yes, I am just competitive enough to push through to the deadline of November 30th (I hope I have until 11:59 to do it!). I was flagging, and fully hoped to at least be at 40,000 tonight before a nap and two night shifts (and winter tire change and 7 parent teacher interviews and a major school change town hall forum), but I am feeling pretty good to leave it at 38, 158 for the night. That's pretty motivating to get the 40K badge for tomorrow night.
To date:
My record daily count was yesterday at 5, 174 word (excluding this blog, texts, and the usual emails). That was almost 7 hours of dedicated writing, which really is not healthy!
I have written 38,158 words in 26 days, created 5 new characters that have truly developed a life of their own.
I have written, on average 1,467 word per day, with an average of 12 words a minute, although I am not sure that last stat is very accurate.
To be on the ideal trajectory, I am meant to be at 43,342 words today, leaving a deficit of 5, 184 to today's goal, or an extra 1296 words a day. That's a very doable 2963 words a day. I might be that racer that crashes just past the finish line, in this case 10 words over, but it will done!
At this rate, the NaNoWriMo site calculates that I'll be done December 4th.
Gauntlet still down, game on! I plan to win this one on this side of November! See you on the other side!
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