Welcome back to Word Count Wednesday! And yes, it should be that and not Wednesday Word Count. I’ve been writing the wrong thing. How embarrassing.
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But that’s not the point! The point is this:
How many words did I write this week?
In total, I wrote 3,347 words. That’s about 478 words per day.
And that’s a pretty sweet word count, right? Not as good as the first week, but still pretty awesome.
Well yes. Except for one little problem.
I’m supposed to be doing National Novel Writing Month. And that started in the middle of this week.
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And guess what? I haven’t written a single word for it yet.
I have a basic premise for my story. I’ve got to know the characters. And I have some vague notions of plot and the intent to pants it as much as humanly possible.
And yet I haven’t written down a single word.
Is that a real problem, though? I don’t think so.
After all, there’s nothing saying I can’t write a stupid amount and get all caught up in the next few days.
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It just means I’ll have to work harder and write more in a shorter space of time.
And if I don’t win… well. I don’t win.
I’ll still have written something that I can use in the future. And that’s the important thing about NaNoWriMo.
It’s not the winning. It’s the taking part.
At least that’s what I’ll console myself with if I don’t get writing soon!
~ Penny
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