All this talk about National Novel Writing Month (for example, this local news story about a participant, one of 72 in Saskatchewan), got me to wondering just how many words I wrote in the final 30 days of working on the first draft of my new novel.
I typed THE END on November 14.
On October 15, I was at 55,954 words, so in the following 30 days, I wrote, by strict count, 44,230 words.
However, I rewrote several sections, erasing a few thousand words and adding a few thousand more, so I think I can give myself the benefit of the doubt and assume that I actually wrote 50,000 words.
Essentially, I met the requirements of NaNoWriMo without even thinking about it.
Hey, CBC! I’m over here!
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I find it a challenge to fit in the time to write around the things I do everyday… I don’t think I’m too different from most participants in fitting in writing around a job and other regular responsibilities.
Not that I’m denigrating your accomplishment, I’m just saying…
And yes, a novel in three days is insane!
Yeah, I know I didn’t really qualify; I’m just sayin’, writing 50,000 words in a month isn’t as big a deal as some of the news stories make it out to be.
Now, the Three-Day Novel Contest, that’s a challenge!
Length is fine, but Nano requires that you start your story from scratch. I will, however, admit to not knowing which is harder, starting a 50,000 novel, or adding 50,000 words to an established novel.