It was a tough race to the finish. I was behind by 13K words coming out of the weekend, but I was fiercely determined to finish my novel by November 30th. I had a week to write 21,461 words.
So I devised a method. In a ten-minute sprint I can write 300 words. If I could just do two of those an hour for the seven hours Alex was at school, getting to 50K by the end of the month would be a piece of cake.
And guess who’s going to the store to buy cake? (And all the groceries I’ve been running out of all week.) ME!!
About an hour ago I finished my sixth novel!!
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December 13, 2018 at 12:57 pm
Good for you LInda! So pleased for you! Win for sure! 🙂
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December 3, 2018 at 7:12 pm
Congratulations Linda!
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December 5, 2018 at 9:29 am
Thanks, Dan! 😀
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December 2, 2018 at 11:48 pm
Congratulations! Well done.
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December 5, 2018 at 9:28 am
Thank you, Toortsie! 😀
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December 1, 2018 at 11:55 pm
Congratulations! 😀
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December 2, 2018 at 1:31 pm
Thanks, Joey! 😀
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December 1, 2018 at 1:50 am
Congrats – I entered as a plantser and wrote in my mother tongue -Afrikaans (South Africa). What a liberating experience. managed to also complete my first #NaNoWriMo!
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December 2, 2018 at 1:26 pm
Congratulations! It’s a wonderful feeling, isn’t it? 😀
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December 2, 2018 at 1:55 pm
Fantastic!
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November 30, 2018 at 7:25 pm
Congratulations!
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December 2, 2018 at 1:26 pm
Thanks, Jeanne! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Yay you!!
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December 2, 2018 at 1:25 pm
Thank you, Marilyn! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Me too! Congrats! This novel is far from finished though. 😀
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December 2, 2018 at 1:25 pm
It’s all about getting started. 😀 Congrats to you too, Paula!
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November 30, 2018 at 5:17 pm
Congratulations. Job well done.
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December 2, 2018 at 1:25 pm
Thanks very much! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 5:13 pm
Well done you Gal 💜💜
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December 2, 2018 at 1:25 pm
Thank you, Sis! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 4:15 pm
Fantastic! 🙂
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December 2, 2018 at 1:24 pm
Thanks, Barbara! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 3:48 pm
Congratulations! I managed to break the figure (okay, I stopped today at 66000 but I’m retired, so time isn’t a thing), but the problem with pantsing it is that I haven’t taken it to a conclusion yet. Hopefully, I can get there pretty soon. I need my MC to die, but he’s refusing!
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December 2, 2018 at 1:22 pm
Ugh, I hate it when characters don’t behave! Haha!
Thanks so much, Keith. And congrats to you too! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 3:48 pm
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you!
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December 2, 2018 at 1:20 pm
Thank you, Matthew! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 3:43 pm
Congrats! ❤ I'm no where near winning, but for my first NaNoWriMo, I'm closing in on 30K & happy with it.
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December 2, 2018 at 1:21 pm
That’s awesome! 😀 The beauty of NaNo is that even if you don’t win, at least it gets you going.
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November 30, 2018 at 3:14 pm
Woo hoo! Big congrats!
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December 2, 2018 at 1:18 pm
Thanks, Beth! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 2:59 pm
Congratulations! I won too. It’s a great feeling, isn’t it?
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November 30, 2018 at 3:01 pm
It really is! Thanks very much, and congratulations to you too! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 2:58 pm
Nice
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November 30, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Thank you. 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 2:48 pm
Awesome. Congrats.
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November 30, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Thanks, Anita! 😀
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November 30, 2018 at 3:52 pm
Question – How do you start with getting published. Is there a better avenue to travel?
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December 2, 2018 at 1:24 pm
I didn’t even bother trying to submit to publishers–I went straight to independent publishing for many reasons.
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December 2, 2018 at 9:56 pm
Thanks, hard to know where to start and who to trust.
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December 2, 2018 at 10:39 pm
To start, don’t trust anyone who asks you for money to publish your book. You can publish it for free on Amazon yourself.
However, it’s advisable to have a professional cover made and find a good editor–one with qualifications and who you get along with. A good editor will usually edit a sample of your work for free.
Let me know when you’re ready to publish and I’ll point you in the right direction. 🙂
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December 3, 2018 at 3:36 pm
That would be a great help. Thank you. I have had my daughter read though it since she is a massive reader and an eye for detail. I am thinking the first of the year I would start being serious about trying.
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November 30, 2018 at 2:36 pm
Great job Linda! Congratulations 😍
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November 30, 2018 at 2:41 pm
Thanks so much, Ritu! ❤ 😀
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