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3619. I was far more productive than I expected, but I think some of that writing is drivel and will need to be cut. The opening two chapters are longer than I care for, and I feel I ramble in parts. That said, I have some good stuff for editing, whenever I get around to it. I haven't decided yet if I'll dedicate time throughout the month to cleaning up what I've written as I go along, like I did with my last manuscript, or leave it all until later.
I had second thoughts about posting my pitiful 575 word count, but reconsidered since I am sure there are others out there in the same leaking boat. That's what I keep telling myself anyway .
I had second thoughts about posting my pitiful 575 word count, but reconsidered since I am sure there are others out there in the same leaking boat. That's what I keep telling myself anyway .
(Yesterday (as in, the day NaNoWriMo began) I heard that someone already hit the 50k mark - there is always someone better than you. The good news is, there's always more to strive for, too
Yesterday (as in, the day NaNoWriMo began) I heard that someone already hit the 50k mark
You don't suspect they write it beforehand and just copy and paste? Not to accuse anyone of cheating, but seriously, 50,000 words in a weekend? I find that super hard to believe.There's always a group of people that scramble to hit 50k in a day, or the first weekend. I admire them. My best day record is only 5000ish.
Wow. Well, I'm glad to hear I'm wrong. I'm usually a pretty fast writer, but I can't do 50,000 words in a weekend without a rough draft, unless I'm willing for it to be totally crap. And maybe not even then.No, I think some people just really write 50K words. Check out the Beyond 50K forum. I don't think these people would be satisfied with a cheating number. They want the challenge and the bragging rights.
There's an AWer who writes novels in a day. He used to do a 3-day challenge (which I have successfully done), but now he finds that too easy. He's gotten those novels published too.
You don't suspect they write it beforehand and just copy and paste? Not to accuse anyone of cheating, but seriously, 50,000 words in a weekend? I find that super hard to believe.