Writing in Public, Day 24

Odds of my being able to hit my 80,000 words-for-NaNo target are diminishing rapidly, sadly, but the standard 50,000 word NaNo target remains well within reach. I hadn’t expected to lose as many days as I have to A) allergies prompting early bedtimes/late rises, B) Bruins games, C) holiday travel, and D) holidays generally, but lost them I have. Short of hitting a consistent word count well north of anything likely for the remainder of the month, 80k is out of reach. That said, I’m solidly in the swing of the story now, so there’s at least no reason that my current momentum should abate as November turns to December.

I have to wonder at the wisdom of placing NaNoWriMo in November. October culminates in Halloween, which makes much of the month costume project time (at least, for me!). November culminates in Thanksgiving in the U.S., forcing a choice between family time and writing time. December is much the same, but with your-winter-holiday-of-choice and New Year’s. September, on the other hand, is devoid of such obligations in its entirety. If I decide to do a month-long writing push again next year (as opposed to a much more sensible lots-of-writing-all-the-time-regardless-of-the-month approach), I think I’ll kick it up two months and do it in September.

Date
Written
NaNo Total
Overall WC
Notes


Sat, Nov. 1
0
0
19271
NaNo begins, but I don’t!


Sun, Nov. 2
2709
2709
21980



Mon, Nov. 3
2769
5478
18823
Notable removal of some stuff from the existing manuscript


Tue, Nov. 4
966
6444
19789



Wed, Nov. 5
3049
9493
16349
Another big chunk of existing text removed


Thu, Nov. 6
3441
12934
19790



Fri, Nov. 7
473
13407
20263
Beer o’clock on office Fridays doesn’t do good things for my word count


Sat, Nov. 8
2145
15552
22408



Sun, Nov. 9
0
15552
22408
“Write every day” is good advice. So is “don’t work every day.”


Mon, Nov. 10
1873
17425
24281



Tue, Nov. 11
729
18154
25010



Wed, Nov. 12
0
18154
25010
Crushing Bruins loss to the Maple Leafs.


Thu, Nov. 13
2133
20287
27143
Managed to write in the morning before work, but crushing and dispiriting Bruins loss to the Habs killed evening writing.


Fri, Nov. 14
0
20287
27143
Sick, but worked from home. Called it a night pretty early.


Sat, Nov. 15
0
20287
27143



Sun, Nov. 16
3400
23687
30543
That’s better.


Mon, Nov. 17
4666
28353
35209



Tue, Nov. 18
2416
30769
37625



Wed, Nov. 19
4021
34790
41646



Thu, Nov. 20
358
35148
42004
Four hours of work here, to boot.


Fri, Nov. 21
956
36104
42960
Allergies kicking in. Fell asleep on the train home (usually the more productive of my train rides). Epic Bruins game against the Caps, ending in a 7-round shootout.


Sat, Nov. 22
0
36104
42960
Packing, travel, Bruins loss to the Habs (again!). Literally no unallocated time.


Sun, Nov. 23
2180
38284
45140



Mon, Nov. 24
2054
40338
47194

Previous Writing in Public post here.