I’m taking part in NaNoWriMo this month, my third year doing this. Last year I was able to complete the 50,000 word challenge, which gave me about 2/3 of my draft done for that novel.
This year I’m planning to do the same thing for another novel in that same series. With several life events needing attention, it’s been a challenge to keep up with the “par” word count for each day. But yesterday I was able to write over 4100 words to catch up for the day, and month so far. So I’m in good shape.
I’ve found that I like this fast-drafting method, this writing the first draft as quickly as possible – without hesitation or excuses or editing-as-I-go. It’s thrilling, a little bit scary, and I get a lot written. With this, I’ll have at least 2/3 of another novel drafted at the end of the month!