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I made the Nanowrimo finish line with about 54,000 words. I’m about 3/4 of the way done with my story so I’ll keep writing into December. I plan to finish up around 70,000 words but we’ll see. Then it’s time to read what I’ve got and start editing.

This was my first experience with Nanowrimo and I must say it was great. I had no idea what it would take to write a novel and now I know. Having a word count that I had to stick to, helped me overcome perfectionism and procrastination. These two P’s are things that can really flatten your tires on the writing road.

Honestly, at the beginning of the month I didn’t think I would make it. I had several 0 word days and they were offset by several 5000 word days. Mostly I stuck to a 2000 word a day schedule and it worked for me.

I’d like to get a marketable book at the end of all this. It’s going to take a lot of editing and revising. If I don’t have a salable novel, at least the experience was fun and educational. Hats off to Nanowrimo!