We are five days into NanoWrimo and my word count goal is 100,000. I have almost 7,000 words and there are 25 days left. I'm feeling quite nervous that I won't make my word count goal. In order to finish on time, I have to type at least 5,000 words per day. I'm behind by 20,000 (almost). You guys should wish me luck because I'm going to have to work very hard these next few days until I'm caught up.
It's November twelfth and I have 33,220 words (the highest of everyone in the class!). I am a sixth grader and there are eighth graders with less words than me! I have three NanoWrimo stickers on our poster for every 10% we reach! Every thousand words I type, I get another percent! 10x1,000 and I'm at another 10%! It may seem like a lot (which it sort of is), but it's really not. And besides, I'm a fast typer, so it's not like I won't get this done quickly. My word count goal is still 100,000 words. My stelm teacher (link under 'LINKS' tab) said that if we change our word count goal, we have to do something embarrassing (like sing a song in front of your lunch mates or do a dance in front of the whole school; sixth graders to seniors in high school). Most people want to lower their word count goal, and believe me, I've thought about it, but I've really been wanting to get it published.
NanoWrimo is officially over!
Q: Did you meet your nano goal successfully? Why or why not?
A: I think I did meet my nano goals successfully, but not completely. I said I would do 100,000 words by November 30th, but had to change my word count goal because I wasn't halfway done with my word count when the month was halfway over.
Q: What was the most challenging thing about your nanowrimo experience? Explain
A: Trying to think of sentences and phrases to type. It may seem easy over a long period of time to think of words, but not over 30 days.
Q: Is this a challenge you would undertake on your own?
A: Yes, I would. I've done young author's conferences in the past and I really like writing stories. My teacher asked me and a couple of other students if we wanted to write a novel in a month, and we accepted. So many people accepted overall, so my teacher just made it a class thing.
Q: What did you enjoy most about this experience?
A: The thrill of getting all of my stickers and achieving my NanoWrimo button. I can get two free copies of my book in paperback.
Q: How could you have done better?
A: I could've spent more time working to my word count goal of 100,000 than just sitting in bed and watching Netflix.
Q: Did you meet your nano goal successfully? Why or why not?
A: I think I did meet my nano goals successfully, but not completely. I said I would do 100,000 words by November 30th, but had to change my word count goal because I wasn't halfway done with my word count when the month was halfway over.
Q: What was the most challenging thing about your nanowrimo experience? Explain
A: Trying to think of sentences and phrases to type. It may seem easy over a long period of time to think of words, but not over 30 days.
Q: Is this a challenge you would undertake on your own?
A: Yes, I would. I've done young author's conferences in the past and I really like writing stories. My teacher asked me and a couple of other students if we wanted to write a novel in a month, and we accepted. So many people accepted overall, so my teacher just made it a class thing.
Q: What did you enjoy most about this experience?
A: The thrill of getting all of my stickers and achieving my NanoWrimo button. I can get two free copies of my book in paperback.
Q: How could you have done better?
A: I could've spent more time working to my word count goal of 100,000 than just sitting in bed and watching Netflix.
Look for my novel, Him, on Amazon!