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.