november first! we all know what that means.

Well, today was the first day of NaNoWriMo, which I have participated in since 2001. I always get to the fifty thousand words, usually in the first week or so, and then decide I hate the book and never look at it again. I have determined that this year is going to be the year I break the curse.

So I threw out what I had already of Beside Strange Waters -- yes, this is the third attempt, but I really think I've got it now, no, really -- and started over. And I will use public shame to motivate me. For a target of 80,000 words, that's 2667 words a day. If I fall behind, you all have my permission to throw rotten fruit at me until I catch up again.

Since zokutou's word count meter is down, have an alternate version:

(It's not too late to sign up yourself. Come on, you know you want to. Misery loves company, after all.)

Posted by Denise on November 1, 2007 2:57 PM | | Comments (0)

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