Category Archives: NaNoWriMo 2011

I’m not exactly sure why I didn’t update this right away, but…I won! Woohoo! I didn’t pay much attention to my word count on the initial draft (and I’ve already started cutting things out), but NaNo’s validation marks me at … Continue reading →

A lot more work done after Turkey day was over, woohoo! It’s amazing how much more work I get done when I don’t have anywhere to be…. Daily goal: 1667 Words written: 5460 Total goal: 41,667 Total written: 44,210 Report … Continue reading →

I’ve…been a bit busy, helping my folks prepare for Turkey day. So in addition to not posting my progress, I’m actually about a day behind on the story. Daily goal: 1667 Words written: 3292 Total goal: 40,000 Total written: 38,750 … Continue reading →

I was out most of the day, so I didn’t manage to make much progress. I wrote a few more sentences, enough to take care of the “why is MS Word giving me a lower word count than before” reaction, … Continue reading →

I still seem to have a bit over a day in my buffer. We’ll see how long that lasts….. Daily goal: 1667 Words written: 1186 Total goal: 33,333 Total written: 35,435 Report Card: At this rate, you will finish on … Continue reading →

I worked out another way to see how much I need to write to reach the daily goal. Maybe this will keep me from constantly updating and checking my spreadsheet every five minutes…. Daily goal: 1667Words written: 2008Total goal: 31,667Total … Continue reading →

I get a nice big buffer on Day 17, and what happens on Day 18…? I write absolutely nothing. Not even “0 word count after deleting more notes.” Absolutely nothing. *headdesk* Well, I still have a buffer ahead of me…. … Continue reading →

I had to hit “recount” almost half a dozen times to be sure I’d read this one right…. Daily goal: 1667Words written: 5,074Total goal: 28,333Total written: 32,241Report Card: At this rate, you will finish on Nov. 27And that’s after the … Continue reading →

Yay! I managed to catch up again! Daily goal: 1667Words written: 2602Total goal: 26,667Total written: 27,167Report Card: At this rate, you will finish on Nov 30.I’d need a minimum of 1630 words a day to finish on time. Better get … Continue reading →

And…I missed the daily word count again. By over 400 words. Sorry, I’ve just been feeling blah the last day or so. Daily goal: 1667Words written: 1200Total goal: 25,000Total written: 24,565Report Card: At this rate, you won’t finish on time.I … Continue reading →