So, I’m 15 days into my first Nanowrimo and only 7,200 words through my 50,000 word goal. At this point in the game it’s not looking good for our fearless hero of the blank page (that’s me–in case you were wondering). At first glance it feels like I should just throw in the towel and call it quits, but after running the numbers I think it may still be an attainable goal.
The original goal was to write 1,667 words a day to reach the monumental goal of 50,000 in 30 days. With only 15 days left and 42,800 more words to go, my daily goals have gone up to 2,854 words a day. That’s 1,187 more words per day than my original goal. It’s going to be a rough count to maintain, but I’m determined to get the end of this month with at least 50,000 words.
I lost 7 days worth of writing at the very beginning of this month, because I was traveling for my job. I found out that it was impossible for me to be creative and focused while being so far from my writing lair. Not to mention that I was in California being trained for a very technical aspect of my job. That made things worse by at least ten fold. It’s hard for me to spend 8 hours of my day trying to absorb very technical ideas and then go back to a hotel room and try to get my creative juices flowing again. I know it’s an excuse, but it’s the best I can offer right now.
Now I’m going to get back to my novel and see if I can bolster the word count some more. Good luck to everyone else in their quest for 50,000 words in 30 days. If you would like to share your Nanowrimo experiences up to this point please do so in the comments.
–Jerry W. Stewart
