It's the end of Week One, and we are getting ready to go into dreaded Week Two. We are in a war with Jacksonville and Adelaide, and we have to show them who's boss. It's time for us to kick in into high gear, so I think tomorrow needs to be Double Your Daily Word Count Day. As it's after 2 AM EST time as I write this, tomorrow is actually Sunday!
What is "Double Your Daily Word Count Day", you ask? It's a new regional holiday that that's just been invented. It's a day where you write at least double your average daily word count, and thus give yourself a hefty boost to prepare for week two.
It works like this: Whatever your end-of-day word count is at the end of today (Saturday), you divide that number by 6. The result is your average daily word count, and your goal on Sunday is to write twice that many words. If your average is less than 1,667, and you are behind, then I challenge you to get to a grand total of at least 15,003 words- that's where you should be by Monday, so if you make it there by Sunday, then you will be a full day ahead! :)
Use this thread to post your magic number, the number of words you'll be writing for Sunday. Then, when you finish writing those words, post again to let everyone know that you are victorious.
There are no prizes for winning this challenge other than a virtual high-five, because this is a shoe-string operation after all. But you will have bragging rights, and you will get that warm fuzzy "Yeah, I totally won that challenge" feeling. And if you don't get that feeling, then just keep writing until you triple your daily word count. Or quadruple it.
Besides, our region could desperately use a few more words. Hint, hint! :)
(Other regions are also participating over the weekend, so take control for your words! Idea used with permission from the illustrious synthetic_jesso, Arlington, TX ML.)
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-Maggie, Tallahassee ML
Smile! ^_^
45,022 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 07 04
Awesome! I'll make sure to post my word count here later. :) (my word count is never final until literally 11:59pm every night. lol. I am a late night writer, it seems.)
-----------Rachel-
52,036 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 08 08
I'll be sure to post my official word count later. I seem to wrap up my writing around 11-ish, but I have desperately got to get some homework done tonight so ...we'll see what happens.
-----------Maggie, Tallahassee ML
Smile! ^_^
50,227 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 08 36
Yeah, I do love challenges. My average daily word comes to 3,334 (according to Excel) so sunday I shall shoot for 6,668. Intimidating yes, but still feasible.
----------"Preach! Write! Act! Do anything save to lay down and die!" -Hawthorne
52,036 / 50,000
Nov 7, 2009 - 19 06
Let's see...I'm at 21,014 right now and Excel says my average daily word count is 3002 words, so that means tomorrow I need to write ...6004 words.
Eeep.
Doable, but scary! Still, it doesn't hurt to try! ^.^
-----------Maggie, Tallahassee ML
Smile! ^_^
38,540 / 50,000
Nov 8, 2009 - 12 18
Haha, geographical positions determining our alliances... :P
Being in school, there's no way I could really go to twice my daily rate. I spend about an hour and a half each day as it is, doing about 1750 words.