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NaNoWriMo2020 Completed & Words from Days 22-25: Lunar Wolves Book 1

 Well, it got busy, but the words got done. Today, I completed NaNoWriMo - and, to be frank, there were days I struggled, as you can see from the word counts below. Fortunately, I'd worked far enough ahead of the minimum, that when I needed to rest, I had enough words in the bag to make the bare minimum and crash.However, I also believe I owe you some word count accountability and some words:Day

Words from NaNoWriMo2020 Day 20 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

 Having shaken their pursuers, for the time being, Oliver and Lewis take a breather and look for somewhere to run to...preferably with a way off-world attached.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The tree
shook and the leaves rustled as something large climbed through the branches below
him, and he

Words from NaNoWriMo2020 Day 19 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

 The story-writing was delayed on the 19th day of #NaNoWriMo202, and the words were finished too late for a blog entry on the day. Things got interesting as Ravelin found, and lost, Oliver and Lewis's trail.Starting Words: 37,784Finishing Words: 39,447Words Written: 2,074Extract:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Words from NaNoWriMo2020 Day 21 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

 Today's words are done early, but I still have a lot of other wording to go.Starting Words: 41,642Ending Words: 44,052Words Written: 2,410Extract: In which Oliver and Lewis arrive at an unknown destination and discover they weren't entirely unexpected:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Heads up,”
he

Words from NaNoWriMo Day 18 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

 I might have missed posting the extract, but I didn't miss the words...although not by much.Starting Words: 35,226Finishing Words: 37,373Total Written: 2,147Extract: In which the margin for escape narrows:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Five
minutes, right?” Lewis asked, eyeing the machine.

“You

Words from NaNoWriMo Day 16 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

NaNoWriMo's Day 16 was a Monday, and the first Monday in two weeks I hadn't been sick, so words got done. Starting Words: 31,049Ending Words: 33,136Total for the Day: 2,087Extract: By this stage, our two wolves were ready to start the next part of their journey to lupar territory...but first Lewis had to make a call:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Words from NaNoWriMo Day 15 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

 On Day 15 of NaNo, words continued.Starting Words: 28,927Ending Words: 31,049Total for the Day:2,122Extract: our wolves had finished the first stage of their journey away from Lunar One. The news was both good and bad.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Oliver sank
to his haunches, pulling Lewis down

Words from NaNoWriMo Day 14 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

 Day 14 of NaNo went well for a Saturday.Starting Words: 26,729Ending Words: 28,927Total for the Day: 2,198Extract: Lewis, however, was not taking Oliver's news well and his wolf side was proving challenging.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Oliver
gulped. They had, and he hadn’t thought about it.

Words from NaNoWriMo Day 13 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

 NaNoWriMo's Day 13 went well, given the start to the week. Oliver finally had some explaining to do. Oliver and Lewis's friendship needs a few adjustments.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Food and
dominance came interlinked. He should have taken the baking dish with him. He
glanced at the replicator

Words from NaNoWriMo Day 12 - Lunar Wolves Book 1

 Day 12 of NaNoWrimo, and I'm starting to feel better. Starting Words: 22,491Ending Words: 24,701Total for the Day: 2,210Extract: Lewis is not impressed:  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Oliver
wasn’t sure how it worked when the new wolf had already had a relationship with
the wolves around him. He’d