As explained in a previous post, for the month of November 2013 I am undertaking a modified version of the NaNoWriMo challenge. Instead of writing a 50,000 word novel in a month, I am simply aiming to write 50,000 words of fiction (excluding blog posts like this one and other non-story writing, such as introductions and blurbs). I have allotted myself 22 days to write these 50,000 words (allowing for travel and conventions), meaning a daily average of 2,273 words per day. Words can go towards any number of stories I have in the works, in any proportion, but they must all be stories I intend to finish and publish one day. I am therefore recording, every day, the number of words I’ve written for each story, the total number of words that day, and how many words I am over or under my daily minimum average. I am also keeping a running total of how many words I’ve written and how many days it took, how many words I’ve left to write, and how many days to write them in, as well as a tally of how many words I am over or under the minimum average for the total day.
This entry is almost a full week late because I was in Chicago last Thursday and was not able to post—let alone get any writing done.
My entries for the past week (November 8th-14th) can be found below. Entries for Week 1 can be found here, and Week 2 here.
FRIDAY November 15
1,619 for Silence and the Astrobats
TOTAL: 1,619 of 2,273
654 under minimum average
Current total: 40,590 in (13) days
11,031 over minimum average (total)
Remaining total: 9,410 in (9) days
SATURDAY November 16
2,635 for Professor Odd 2.2/8
634 for Silence and the Astrobats
TOTAL: 3,269 of 2,273
996 over minimum average
Current total: 43,859 in (14) days
12,027 over minimum average (total)
Remaining total: 6,141 in (8) days
SUNDAY November 17
1,256 for Silence and the Astrobats
1,454 for How Riding Got her Red Hood
TOTAL: 2,710 of 2,273
437 over minimum average
Current total: 46,569 in (15) days
12,464 over minimum average (total)
Remaining total: 3,431 in (7) days
MONDAY November 18
1,294 for Chronostrophe
TOTAL: 1,294 of 2,273
979 under minimum average
Current total: 47,863 in (16) days
11,485 over minimum average (total)
Remaining total: 2,137 in (6) days
TUESDAY November 19
1,402 for Star Walker
920 for Chronostrophe
TOTAL: 2,322 of 2,273
49 over minimum average
Current total: 50,185 in (17) days
11,534 over minimum average (total)
Remaining total: 0 in (5) days
50,000 WORD GOAL ACHIEVED! DING DING!
185 over month goal.
WEDNESDAY November 20*
0
TOTAL: 0 of 0
0 remaining to minimum average
THURSDAY November 21*
0
TOTAL: 0 of 0
0 remaining to minimum average
*The 20th and 21st were scheduled Non Active Days and thus do not have a minimum average nor do are they counted among the 22 Active Days.
TOTAL WORDS FOR WEEK 3: 11,214
Current total: 50,185 in (17) days
11,534 over minimum average (total)
Remaining total: 0 in (5) days
185 over month goal.
(5 Active Days, 0 Bonus Days)
Down again from Week 2, but I DO NOT CARE. I got fifty thousand words out before I had to leave for Midwest Furfest. I am happy. More than, I am delighted. It means I can devote this last week of November to trying for my stretch goals. These are: Write more than 50k word in November. My reward? I will have written over 50k words in November.
Week 4 Update will be posted Saturday night, as it makes no sense to have a Week 5 update that is just the last two days.
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Goldeen Ogawa is a writer, illustrator and cartoonist. You can follow her daily progress on the 50k word challenge on her twitter, @GrimbyTweets, and you can also email her at goldeenogawa@gmail.com—but understand why if she doesn’t respond right away.
