complete NaNoWriMo 2008

Done! I won! And early, too. Now I can sit back and relax… well, not really. Now I can get back to work on my other novel!

Wrote about 4K this morning. I feel in some ways like I could keep going, but there are some other things I need to do, too. In any case, it doesn’t matter. If I don’t get back to it today, I have almost all of tomorrow to write, so should be able to come close to finishing then.

Just 12,000 words left, and 5 days left to write. Should be very doable. Just wish I didn’t have a sore throat, sore ears, etc. But my fingers aren’t sore, so no excuse not to type!

And I’m having trouble keeping my eyes open, so I’m going to hit the hay. I managed to write 3372 words today, which isn’t too shabby, considering all the distractions I had. Still about 20,000 words to go, but I already feel like I’m on the home stretch. Finishing shouldn’t be a problem. And although some parts of this story totally suck, I think it will nevertheless give me a worthwhile first draft to work from.

and calling it quits for tonight. Didn’t write as much as I’d originally hoped, but at least made my daily quota, so I’m not behind.

Hoping tomorrow will be a productive writing day!

I’d like to finish today at 25,000 or more. Today is the 15th, halfway through the month, so I should be halfway through 50,000 words. I’m already at 22,808, so I don’t think it will be an issue to reach my minimum. It would nice to even get a little ahead! (Oh, SnowLeopard will be so proud of me when she gets back!)

I’ve written a total of 5535 words today, which is on target, as I’d hoped to write between 5K and 6K. I’m now just 1500 words behind where I should be, so I should easily be able to catch up this weekend – if I keep writing!

I’m over the initial hurdle, and the story is picking up momentum again. It’s funny how you can give your characters something to do, and then they continue off on their own, and you’re left following them along, watching to see where they go next.

Which means I’m still about 4,000 behind where I should be for this point in the month. But that’s not a big deal – a little more dedicated writing time (and a little less procrastinating) and I should be able to catch up again no problem.

which is awesome. It means I have a couple days covered, should something prevent me from being able to write one day later this month.

DH has just taken the Mouse to her swimming lesson, so I have a good hour to myself, to write, write, write!

I had initially hoped to hit 10,000 by tonight, but helping C and Q with their homework took a lot of the evening, and now my brain cells seem to have turned to mush.

Still, managing some eight thousand words in the first three days of NaNo is a happy accomplishment. I’m content to break here, and spend the evening dreaming about what’s next for my novel.