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November 07, 2006
Nano Day 7 – Done in a week! Really.
I am exhausted but exhilarated. I have finished the Nano challenge in one week! Yes, that's 50,000 words in one week. Not one month, one week!
That's crazy, I know. I don't recommend it for everyone. But if you can manage to take a week off from all your responsibilities, and you like to write, and you're a little bit crazy – well, then sure, this is the Nano approach for you!
I hadn't intended to finish today. I had been aiming for 10 days. But something happens when you hit that 40,000 word mark. You just can't stop yourself. All I could think is, "Oh, man, I am SO close! I can't stop now."
Seriously I wrote over eight hours today. And that last writing session was three hours and nearly 6,000 words long. I just couldn't stop until I had rolled the word counter over the 50,000 mark.
Here is today's super wacky tally:
Today's Tally = 14,000 words
That, in and of itself, is insane. And how about that freakily round number? That was totally an accident or a coincidence or maybe fate.
Total So Far = 50,096 words
It's always good to have a few words to spare, just in case the Nano word counter doesn't count exactly the same way as your computer's word counter.
% done = 100%
Well, obviously. ;)
Happy writing everyone! You can do it. Just keep going.
And when you're done, you'll have this amazing accomplishment you can point to whenever you doubt yourself. You will forever be able to tell yourself, "Hey, I wrote 50,000 words in one month, I can do this!"
That in a nutshell is why I recommend Nano. You can't buy that sense of accomplishment, but it sure is a good thing to have.
Posted by Selena at November 7, 2006 11:27 PM