The National Novel Writing Month -
November 2006

For NaNoWriMo 2006, I decided to write a story called The Life of Larry. It's a story about a group of college kids who who discover a nest of aliens. Below is a day-by-day status of my NaNoWriMo progress for the month of November.
But While I was writing The Life of Larry in November, I was able to finish the novel on November 26th! Well, I still have a few days to write, so I started a second novel, called Erasure. I ended up writing another 10,697 words on Erasure before the end of November, for a whopping grand total of 82,901 words!
The goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. That comes out to about 1,667 words a day. This page is my diary of my NaNoWriMo progress for this year.
November 30, 2006 82,901 words total
November 29, 2006 80,759 words total
November 28, 2006 76,561 words total
November 27, 2006 74,317 words total
November 26, 2006 72,024 words total
November 25, 2006 70,687 words total
November 24, 2006 63,895 words total
November 23, 2006 62,077 words total
November 22, 2006 60,060 words total
November 21, 2006 55,793 words total
November 20, 2006 53,601 words total
November 19, 2006 50,570 words total
November 18, 2006 48,059 words total
November 17, 2006 44,046 words total
November 16, 2006 41,017 words total
November 15, 2006 38,214 words total
November 14, 2006 35,755 words total
November 13, 2006 33,576 words total
November 12, 2006 30,238 words total
November 11, 2006 28,475 words total
November 10, 2006 26,016 words total
November 9, 2006 21,277 words total
November 8, 2006 17,649 words total
November 7, 2006 15,046 words total
November 6, 2006 12,657 words total
November 5, 2006 10,244 words total
November 4, 2006 7,684 words total
November 3, 2006 5,819 words total
November 2, 2006 4,148 words total
November 1, 2006 2,016 words total
Thursday, November 1, 2006 2,016 words total
Although the official goal of NaNoWriMo is 1,667 words a day. Today was my very first day trying to write a novel, so I'm pretty pleased to already have over 2,000 words. I think I'm off to a good start.
Friday, November 2, 2006 4,148 words total
I wrote 2,132 words today for a total of 4,148. Another good, 2000+ word day.
Saturday, November 3, 2006 5,819 words total
This was a hard day of writing. I barely made my goal. I wrote 1,671 words today for a total of 5,819.
Sunday, November 4, 2006 7,684 words total
I wrote 1,865 words today for a total of 7,684.
Monday, November 5, 2006 10,244 words total
I wrote 2,560 words today for a total of 10,244.
Tuesday, November 6, 2006 12,657 words total
I wrote 2,413 words today for a total of 12,657.
Wednesday, November 7, 2006 15,046 words total
I wrote 2,389 words today for a total of 15,046.
Thursday, November 8, 2006 17,649 words total
I wrote 2,603 words today for a total of 17,649.
Friday, November 9, 2006 21,277 words total
I wrote 3,628 words today for a total of 21,277.
Saturday, November 10, 2006 26,016 words total
I wrote 4,739 words today for a total of 26,016.
Sunday, November 11, 2006 28,475 words total
I wrote 2,459 words today for a total of 28,475.
Monday, November 12, 2006 30,238 words total
I wrote 1,763 words today for a total of 30,238. I just barely made my word count today, but the bottom line is that I did make my word count.
Tuesday, November 13, 2006 33,576 words total
I wrote 3,338 words today for a total of 33,576.
Wednesday, November 14, 2006 35,755 words total
I wrote 2,179 words today for a total of 35,755.
Thursday, November 15, 2006 38,214 words total
I wrote 2,459 words today for a total of 38,214.
Friday, November 16, 2006 41,017 words total
I wrote 2,803 words today for a total of 41,017.
Saturday, November 17, 2006 44,046 words total
I wrote 3,029 words today for a total of 44,046.
Sunday, November 18, 2006 48,059 words total
I wrote 4,013 words today for a total of 48,059.
Monday, November 19, 2006 50,570 words total
I wrote 2,511 words today for a total of 50,570. More importantly, I DID IT! I wrote 50,000 words in the month of November! Of course, my novel isn't completed yet, so there is still that little fact, but it feels very good to know that I can write 50,000 words in a month. It is very liberating!
Tuesday, November 20, 2006 53,601 words total
I wrote 3,031 words today for a total of 53,601.
Wednesday, November 21, 2006 55,793 words total
I wrote 2,192 words today for a total of 55,793.
Thursday, November 22, 2006 60,060 words total
I wrote 4,267 words today for a total of 60,060.
Friday, November 23, 2006 62,077 words total
I wrote 2,017 words today for a total of 62,077.
Saturday, November 24, 2006 63,895 words total
I wrote 1,818 words today for a total of 63,895.
Sunday, November 25, 2006 70,687 words total
I wrote 6,792 words today for a total of 70,687.
Monday, November 26, 2006 72,024 words total
I wrote 1,337 words today for a total of 72,024. Now, not only have I written 50,000 words in a month, I have also reached the end of The Life of Larry! That's correct, I wrote a 72,024 word novel in a single month!
Tuesday, November 27, 2006 74,317 words total
Today I started a second novel called Erasure. It's a story about a kid named Bobby Johnson who has a project in History class to go out and find a tombstone in an old cemetery, make a rubbing of it, and then research the person's life and write a report about it. Bobby has the unfortunate luck of discovering the grave of a witch and in the process of discovering her life, begins to lose a grip on his own.
I wrote 2,113 words today for a total of 74,317.
Wednesday, November 28, 2006 76,561 words total
I wrote 2,244 words today for a total of 76,561.
Thursday, November 29, 2006 80,759 words total
I wrote 4,198 words today for a total of 80,759.
Friday, November 30, 2006 82,901 words total
I wrote 2,142 words today for a total of 82,901.