Got a pep talk from the cheery and peppy Chris Angotti:
It’s respectable (his own word count), I think. I’ve dedicated a good number of hours this month to writing my novel, and I’ve had a lot of fun discovering the particularities of a brand-new genre. But according to those very objective numbers, I likely won’t be able to finish by November 30.
Cue fire, brimstone, and the Four Guilt Monkeys* of the Apocalypse, right? Or maybe not.
Here at NaNoWriMo, we always want you to hit your 50,000-word goal. But we’re also fellow humans who empathize with the many, many reasons that might not have been realistic for you this month. We know that not every November works for every writer.
I thought, wow, a year ago October I wouldn’t have been able to tell you what a guilt monkey was, let alone show you. But here you go. And PS, they are in all realms of creation, not just writing.
For myself: I got 5136 done today so with yesterday’s 5050 = 10186 for my “weekend” which brings me to just under 40K and within the realm of having a chance to finish if I really push it this week.
