Day 6 of NaNoWriMo isn't over yet, but I still have a lot to do tonight, and I figure it's best to catch up now rather than later. I'm actually a little bit behind the projected word count for day 6 (10,000) but only just a couple of hundred words behind my nemesis. I should be caught up again by tomorrow, but hopefully tonight. I don't know, we'll see. Anyway, progress as of now:
As you can see, I haven't even gotten far enough to have enough colored bar to cover my word count. I'm right under 15% done, and about 16 pages in -- which is about as accurate as saying, "I'm 12 paragraphs in," but whatever. It took me until today to feel like I was finally connecting with the setting and the characters. The first 12 pages or so feel like I'm just treading water. I recognize now that it means I started the novel in the wrong spot, but that'd be chopping my stunted word count off at the feet to change it, so.
The novel doesn't have a title yet, but there is an excerpt on my profile.
This week I confirmed that the write-ins are necessary. We were out of town last week visiting family, and I got much less done in NaNo than intended, and missed the Thursday write-in.
I don't really have too much to say, other than November already feels like it's going way too fast. Still: I remain optimistic!
Also; if you're a novelist who needs to work on an existing novel rather than start a new one, Lauren of Hobo Mama set up NaNoProgMo -- it's not too late to bite the bullet and do that! :D
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