I WON!//NaNoWriMo Week 4
Welcome back to my blog! These are some of my writing updates for week 4 of NaNo. Make sure to check out my new about me page, which went up a few weeks ago. This is one of my most lengthy Nano posts because I updated almost every day this week :)
November 22
I just passed 30,000 words! 🥳🎉
But, I also realized that I need to write 20,000 more words in the next 8 days to win NaNoWriMo.
Something I've been having trouble with recently is setting goals. I want to give myself something to look forward to every time I reach a small milestone and something to look forward to at the end of November, but I keep getting stuck. (If you have any suggestions on rewards I could do, or want to share what rewards you use, please share in the comments!)
I've written 1,700 words so far today. That may not sound like much, but it was a hard scene to write because my characters were very emotional after a tragic plot twist.
It's currently 12:02am, and I've written 3,500 words today! (Or should I say yesterday...) That's one of my highest word counts of the month.
November 25
Wow. Only 5 days until the end of NaNoWriMo and I have about 12,000 words to go. I've really been pushing myself for the last few days, which is why I haven't been blogging about them.
Today I've written 1.6k words, and it's 8:40pm. I write the most during nighttime, so hopefully, I'll get to 3k in the next few hours.
It's currently 9:45, and I've finished writing 2,600 words. Even more exciting than that- I passed 40k words! That means that I only have about 10k words to write before I win.
November 26
Happy Thanksgiving! It's currently 3pm, and it will probably be a few hours before I'll start writing today. My thanksgiving celebration was for lunch, and we'll probably have a more simple dinner.
I wrote 285 words today, which was very little but I enjoyed my thanksgiving and I'll catch up tomorrow.
November 27
I'm at 41,900 words and I've written about 1.2k words so far today. I'm trying to write 3,000, which is a big endeavor because it's one of my highest word counts that I've only achieved about 5 times this month, but hopefully!
I wrote about 2700 words today which is close enough to 3k.
November 28
I just finished my first 1k words for the day, and I'm feeling great! I only have about 6k more words until I win NaNo, so I'm confident that I'll be able to do it within the next two days.
It's 11:30pm, and I've written 1.5k more words! This takes me to 46k, and it's hard to believe that I only have 4,000 words left before I win.
November 30
Oh my god, it's the last day of NaNo! Yesterday I wrote 1.5k words, and I have 2.5k to write today, and then I'll win! I never thought I could do it, but it's becoming really possible. I'm not going to let go of November until 50k words are written.
Only 900 words until I win, I'm so excited!
I JUST WON NANOWRIMO WOOHOO!! 🥳🥳🎉🎉 I'm at exactly 50,007 words. I have no idea how I did this! I definitely learned a lot about writing and writing habit, so I'm very happy that I stuck to it and got through.
What I Learned
- Quantity... over quality?
- I learned a lot about my characters, which I wouldn't learn when drafting regularly.
- I haven't finished my novel yet?
Congratulations for winning the NaNoWriMo challenge. It was a really tough challenge, and I enjoyed following you through your blog posts during this period. While I was following your progress, one thing that caught my attention was your astonishing self-esteem. It's an adorable trait of you.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading your novel, as soon as it is ready for publication.
Thank you! I hope I'll be able to get into rewrites, edits, and revision as soon as my first draft is done with :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks! Congrats to you as well.
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