Personal NaNoWriMo PSA

[sakon76]

I'm not going to do the irresponsible thing and start another book until I've finished the one I'm writing. I am, however, going to participate in the following format:

My novel (Queen's Choice) is currently at 80,492 words. My goal for November is to average at least a thousand words a day, bringing it to 110,492 words. If I manage to exceed this to the NaNoWriMo goal of writing fifty thousand words (an average of 1,666 words a day) and achieve 130,492 words, I will buy myself the good pair of pearl earrings I have been coveting. Alternate to this sum is if I find the story wraps itself up before 130,492 and I finish the novel, I still get the earrings.

(Baen wants 100-130K. DAW wants 80K+. Mira wants 90-100K. Luna wants 90-120K. The other publishers I know of in the field don't list their specs on their pages, but I assume they'd be in a similar range.)

I will post daily writing totals (and commentary, probably along the lines of "X got to Y," "grr character Q is being a pain," and "huh. didn't expect that to happen") here so that my friends can keep me honest and motivated. And, if I utterly crash and burn, hopefully you all will at least be polite about me being a failure.

This means I have four days to find my desk.

Comments

[linnet-melody.livejournal.com]

*encourages!!*

[tainry.livejournal.com]

\o/

[therhoda.livejournal.com]

wellllll are you joining the actual community? as if you are i would love to get you on as a buddy. That way i can add you t o my tiny group of people that i will be WHINING at (hummm out that way it doesn't sound that appealing does it) if so i am under the same user name

[sakon76.livejournal.com]

*blank look* Community? One here on LJ or...?

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

Nanowrimo started as a blog back in the day.

[therhoda.livejournal.com]

http://www.nanowrimo.org/ when you sign up you can make writing buddies, was what i meant.

[racerxmachina.livejournal.com]

You can DO EET!

[toothycat]

Hurray! I'll be cheering you on :D

[shefytbast.livejournal.com]

Woohoo! *waves tiny banners* ^_^