NaNoWriMo Progress Post 2 – Kate

My novel is due to Laura Anne Gilman for crit November 15th and I am close to making that deadline.

Progress as of Wednesday Night

21333 / 50000 words. 43% done!

If writing daily at an even pace, I am ahead of schedule (including all Nov 6th): 1666.7*13 = 21667 words. Therefore, 334 words behind schedule.

Source: Nownovel.com

The good:

I finished the novel draft on Saturday.

The bad:

But now it needs edits and FAST. I am completely absorbing the buffer I made and falling behind some. Spellcheck only catches spelling mistakes, not wrong words or “Why did I say that when I meant that other thing?” phrases. Also doesn’t catch the “Where is the logic in this paragraph?!”

The totally beautiful:

I am (still) Maid of Honour for a wedding (still) on November 16th. November 15th is being taken off work which means I have to finish, a lot, tomorrow, before the Jack-and-Jill-esque party in the evening.