As of last night I’m at 9,731 words, less than 300 words off my goal of 10,000 (to average 2,000 words a day). Last night was a struggle for sure. Yes, I wrote 2,000 words, but I nearly fell asleep while writing and was up until midnight.
Right now I wish I really was Mario, because I’d eat a flower or mushroom or leaf and power-up. Unfortunately, I’m not Mario and if I eat at least one of those things I could get arrested.
I will know by the end of the weekend if the wheels have come off or if I pull out a miracle. It really is 50/50 at this point.
Still, I’ve written a lot and I feel good.
The Struggling Writer 
This is me giving you a high five for your hard work!
I’m impressed! Way to go! I’m still way behind. But I know I can catch up. Yeah, last night was not a good writing night. I think I would have been better off not writing last night.
You are doing great! Keep it up.
Hey, I just signed up for the thing after realizing my novel needs, oh, say 35000 more words. So that’s my goal and I just started today and did 1645 during my kids’ playdate, which is pretty frickin incredible. So hooray–we’re all in it together. I might also do a local write in night with Bay Area Nanos. Sounds cool. I’m going to be updating on my woefully neglected blog, so that will come back to life a little too.
Good luck to you! Good to have you back, too ๐
Wow. I’m impressed. I’m trying to do six pages a day for my own “win” of 3500 words by month’s end, and I’m getting into a mindset of writing everyday, which is pretty wonderful, and feeling a bit protective of my time to write, which is also just as it should be but hasn’t been, so all this is great.
Well done on the word count…keep up the good work and drink lots of strong black coffee!!
Will do! ๐
Nice to be back. Just had a revelation about my blog too…I should break out a teaching one (which I am often thinking and writing about) and bag the writing one, since there is SO very little that I have to say about my writing. I’m not sending stuff out, and if I am writing I am doing that, not blogging. Dunno, it’s an idea. And I think a blog about teaching English in a community college would be good. They’re better, don’t you think, if they’ve a narrow focus (think Julie and Julia…). What do you think?
Go for it! I bed there’s an audience there for a teaching blog. ๐
Stay strong sensei!
Gotta admit that I’m wavering a bit. Can I borrow some words?