NaNoWriMo Status Day 6

Finally hit my daily word count goal!

And then some.

Okay, okay, the “then some” isn’t excessive. Still, I wrote enough today that I’m only a day behind on my total word goal. That’s not bad. All I need is one smokin’ hot writing day where I’m just shredding the paper, or Word document as it were, and I’ll be on track.

Being realistic, something is far more likely to throw me off track. But, hey, I can be optimistic for a minute.

So, today’s writing was a reread and edit of the last chapter, and then a full dive into the next chapter. Thankfully, the characters in this scene have already been introduced as has the setting, which is why I got so much more written today. It was a heavy dialogue day, and dialogue is, by far, my favorite thing to write. If I could write a book with only dialogue, I’m pretty sure I would. And yes, the thought of writing screen plays has crossed my mind.

Nonetheless, I could probably write more today. But I didn’t get much sleep and my hands and arms are killing me. They most definitely protest robustly against excessive typing, and I’ve been at this all week with nearly no reprieve. To say I need a break would be an understatement. So, since I managed to hit goal today, I’m going to enjoy indulging in something I haven’t done in a while, some TV.

That said, here are my stats including today’s number. Isn’t it purdy?

	Daily Word Goal 2,251 - 2,418	Total Word Goal 80,000 - 85,000	# needed to be on track
Date	Words written	Current Word Count	to meet goal
Nov 1	2,684	15,162	14,813
Nov 2	1,819	16,981	17,148
Nov 3	1,093	18,074	19,943
Nov 4	1,635	19,709	21,818
Nov 5	1,777	21,486	24,153
Nov 6	2,564	24,053	26,488

One final note:

My husband ran into me in the kitchen this evening and asked what I was doing there with surprise in his voice. I was a bit perplexed as to why this might surprise him, so I asked, “What do you mean?”

With wide-eyed incredulity, he replied, “Well, you’re not typing.”