NaNoWriMo 2017: Word Count Thread

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Got some good writing in today. Words turned. I described flowers and feces.
 

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As usual, my characters did things they weren't supposed to do. I punished them with neglect. Not meeting my 40K goal by the end of today, for sure.
 

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I threw out over 2,000 words--now I'm behind.

No, never throw out words during NaNo! Save them, but black them out or something. My MSs look like they've been redacted by some shadow government, but I keep the words I wrote. You put those words back. Just cause you're not going to keep them doesn't mean you don't get to count them.

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Sat down today and worked out a few hazy details with my climax and ending. I'm relieved to have figured it out, and now, excited!
 

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I threw out over 2,000 words--now I'm behind.

No, never throw out words during NaNo! Save them, but black them out or something. My MSs look like they've been redacted by some shadow government, but I keep the words I wrote. You put those words back. Just cause you're not going to keep them doesn't mean you don't get to count them.

Same here. I keep everything that I write; in fact, it's mentioned in Chris Baty's No Plot? No Problem!, the semi-official user's guide. Count it if it gets written, even if you change your mind about it after writing. I use the NaNo template in Scrivener and put unwanted word count at the bottom of each day's section between asterisks *like this* so still gets counted but I know what to delete if/when I want to take a stab at editing a usable manuscript out of it.
 

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I know I just barely caught up, but it feels like a really good day. I love the developments going on here.
 

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I haven't been on this site in a while, and haven't updated my NaNo profile till now.

Day 1: 534/534
Day 2: 516/1050
Day 3: 490/1540
Day 4: 678/2218
Day 5: 807/3025
Day 6: 995/4020
Day 7: 556/4576
Day 8: 278/4854 (I hit a snag on this day, so I just went back and edited. Adding in a scene, and some details I forgot. Which means, no plot progression on this day)
Day 9: 652/5506
Day 10: 582/6088
Day 11: 396/6484

Meh, I'm a day late, and a chapter behind thanks to day 8 of me just editing =/
 
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I got a word sprint challenge from @NaNoSprints, and I realize that I've been really missing challenges like sprints and wars this year. And probably last year too. I was a write-in social butterfly in Ohio, and also would take whole days to go to my favorite coffee places and write, but I'm missing that in San Diego.
 

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Really exciting to see the site tell me I only have 10k and some change left!
I'm trying hard to finish on Monday. I think my first draft in its entirety will be done close to the same time. Barely making it... looking forward to rewrites.
 

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Day 12: 20,020

There are some real machines here, seriously. 40k? Pure insanity.
 

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Definitely not going to finish Monday :tongue
 
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