So. 1,503 words.

On the plus side, that was how much I wrote.

On the minus, I dumped everything I wrote yesterday. So now I’m really behind.

This is not uncommon for me. Hopefully I will keep today’s and start making progress.

Well the Month of Horror was a bust, now wasn’t it? Got sick, missed a few days, and never went back.

Oops.

Anyways.

Here we go again. Last year I won in every way possible. This year I hope to do better. Technically it’s a rewrite last year’s novel, but it’s a “reimagining.” I have a new character helping the protagonist out and some of the old ones are going the way of the dodo. Plus I have a better grasp of what I want to say. It’ll be less scattershot and all in all improved.

I’m at 1,561 words, which is a bad start. Still, I’ve come from behind before, and this isn’t that far behind the intended 1667 words.

Here’s hoping.

You might not notice, but the bar has dropped a bit.

Not sure if that’s an actual or I botched recording yesterday’s score.

But! I am writing. I am progressing. And I hope to write something other than the first chapter in the near future.

It’s much worse than the graph lets on. I’m rewriting the opening. Some of the stuff I have now is bound to be tossed.

Early days, and, to be frank, typical. Only plus is that when I worked at Walmart I never came home and wrote. These days, it’s easier.

Finishing the first novel might have helped with that.

Anyways, the goal is finishing Novel #2. The deadline is only there to push me down the path. I should be able to catch up Monday and Tuesday. If not, Wednesday and Thursday are my weekend. Should be able to catch up there.

All this aside, I’m happier tonight than last night, and that’s what counts.

I keep saying to myself.

Okay, so apparently NaNoWriMo’s site now lets you track your book whenever you want to do it. Just put in a couple dates and make sure you record your count each day. That’s it.

So today after work I started the Second Novel. Had an outline started up for it and everything. Thought it go smooth.

It did not.

I needed 1613 words. I got 905.

That ain’t good.

Anyways, it’s a start. Hopefully tomorrow will go better.

As an extra bonus, here’s a scene made by one of those AI image creator sites that might give you a slight feel for where I’m going.

Though, honestly? This scene doesn’t happen in the story. At least I don’t think it does. It’s just to give an idea, a sort of feeling, of what I want.

So I finished on November 26, as expected. Only now got around to bragging about it.

The good news is that I ended exactly where the main action of the novel stopped. 50,009 words total. All I need now is to finish the epilogue (one last murder to solve) and that will be that.

Usually I take a break after an NaNoWriMo, but this year was a blast. I’m gearing up for novel #2 while this one sits a bit in the old bean.

Onwards!

Sorry about the radio silence. As you can see by the graphs, though, I have stuck with it. Should I keep it, I should finish November 26. The novel itself should be finished around the same time.

Check out that second graph. I find that a hoot. More or less it’s been a good day followed by a bad.

The last part shows me shuffling my feet. I know mostly how this has to end, but I don’t know how to get there. Not certain if there’s enough story or not.

We shall see.

Well now. 2737 words. I’m on fire. The completion date has jumped to November 24.