Yes, once again I have joined the craziness that is NaNoWriMo. This is my fifth year participating and I’m always amazing by the volume of excitement generated by the even.
Personally, I love it!
So, I’ve jumped head first into my urban paranormal and have really connected with the plot and characters. For me, NaNo helps me get that first draft out of my head and onto the paper as quickly as possible. I know I will have to go back and add to the scenes, but the fundamentals will be there, ready and waiting.
In order to achieve the goal of hitting 50k in 30 days, you need to write 1,667 words a day. For some of you, this sounds like an awful lot. For others, a more than doable goal. For me, I’ve upped that goal to 3,000 words a day in the hopes I’ll get closer to finishing the first draft.
Today marks day six of NaNo, and I’m thrilled to say I’ve crossed the 15,000 word mark already. There is still another day and a half to go before week one is officially done. I’m going to try and push myself to cross 20,000 by end of day Saturday.
Crazy? I didn’t think there was any question of that.
If you are on Twitter, you can follow other NaNo folks by the #NaNoWriMo and #nanocout hash tags. Lots of fantastic people to keep your motivation going. Of course, there is also the official site at www.nanowrimo.org. If you’re interested, you can follow me there by searching for Christine99.
Who else is doing NaNo this year? How are you making out?
I’m not where I want to be. I want to write 3k a day, but with DH working late I’ve only managed maybe 2k a day. I’m at 12k, and I will. I WILL hit 20k by Saturday. I must.
I started this WIP at 23k and I’m sitting at 35k. So I’m hoping to get this book done by the end of Nov to my ultimate goal of 80k. I’ll need to take a siesta or write a Quickie after this one though. YIKES!
You both are doing very well! Congratulations and keep it up. I’ll be the cheerleader!
Although it’s true that I wanted to do about 30000 words myself this month, so I better get cracking! I’ve got … 30000 to go. *sigh*
This is my third stab at NaNo. I’m finishing the MS I did during a previous NaNo. So far, so good!