So at our meet-up yesterday some of us decided to make word count goals to get to by the end of the weekend. Post your (realistic) goals here too, and we'll see if we can make them!
Moderately realistic goals are a good thing too. *grin*
As a point of reference:
If you're aiming for 50,000 words - you should be around 13,334 words
If you're aiming for 75,000 words - you should be around 20,000 words
If you're aiming for 100,000 words - you should be around 26,667 words
BUT the important thing is to make your goals realistic for today. I'm aiming for 100,000 words this month, and yes, I'm currently at 369 words - there is NO WAY I'm going to aim for 26,000 words today. Or even 20,000. Because that's just not realistic.
(I'm aiming for 12,000 words by midnight, which is still a little ambitious since I didn't fit any writing in yesterday and haven't written anything yet today at nearly 11am - BUT hope waxes eternal! Springs eternal? Something like that. :-)
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Ruth
Municipal Liaison - Palmerston North, New Zealand
http://phyntosia.blogspot.com
62,706 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 13 55
To start things off, I thought I'd list the goals we decided on yesterday at the Palmy meet-up.
wombleomlette was at 42,000 words and decided to aim for 50,000 by the end of SATURDAY (and I just checked: she's now at 50,175 words. Go womble!!). She's aiming for 75,000 words this month.
nevermind is aiming for 15,000 words by the end of Sunday.
Walkiry decided to go for 15,000 words by the end of Sunday.
A brickwall is aiming for 11,000 words by the end of Sunday.
Rosemary (whose username I can't find! I'm sorry!) is aiming for 13,000 words by the end of Sunday.
...and now it really is nearly 11am and I still haven't written any more words. I'm off!
----------Ruth
Municipal Liaison - Palmerston North, New Zealand
http://phyntosia.blogspot.com
40,078 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 14 14
by the end of today? I'd like to be at 10k, which is sadly realistic for me on a Sunday. I have some catching up to do. I did want to do 75k this year, but a death in the family meant I started late AGAIN! And now I have the procrastination bug I had last year!
37,631 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 14 44
I wanted to break 20k yesterday, but couldn't sum up the energy to carry on past 18k. I'm hoping the write-in today will help shake me up and get me back on track.
I'm looking after my little brother tonight, so aside from the meeting, I won't be doing any writing ... And tomorrow I have to study all day. So getting to 22k today would be amazing.
46,154 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 15 22
I hope to be at 20k (I have a bet with my sister). Does that mean I could get to 75,000 words by the 30th if I do this? O.O
----------"I do my preparation retroactively."
-Me
Enthusiasm: 85%
Energy: 80%
Stamina: 75%
WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
48,811 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 16 00
I'm hoping to make 16,000 by the end of today. I'm trying to keep my output's quality level up to something that's actually fixable, rather than completely unsalvageable, so I've set myself what I see as a practical target (2000 words per day) which means that, barring unforeseen events such as completely running out of story, I should hit the target with a couple of days to spare . Of course, if I get hit by any actual inspiration and find a few more hundred words of story, I'll type them out while I've got the chance to (no sense in letting good words go to waste, after all...)
----------2006 - Title: "Awakenings"; Genre: Horror; Words: 50,000+.
2007 - Didn't take part.
2008 - Title: "From The City Of Demons". Genre: Fantasy. Words: 50,000+.
2009 - Title "Thief". Genre: Steampunk. Words: Not nearly enough.
34,641 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 16 23
I'm aiming for 15K by the end of today. That's my goal.
----------7,755 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 16 53
I'm aiming for 10k by the end of the day.
----------60,045 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 16 54
I'm aiming for 25k by the end of the day :)
----------Long live me and long live anarchy!
- Drunkard, for whom the bell tolls...
40,078 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 17 21
I did it! OHMYGOD!
Should I dare to aim for another 2k? It's only 2.20pm...I should. But...the sun!
62,706 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 17 45
GO SUPERVIXEN!! That's awesome! :-) *glares at own wordcount* *glares at stupid forums and stupid Internet*
Maybe compromise and go for an extra thousand? ;-)
Also, just noticed nevermind has reached her goal as well, now! GO NEVERMIND! :-)
*gets back to
----------writingstaring blankly at screen*Ruth
Municipal Liaison - Palmerston North, New Zealand
http://phyntosia.blogspot.com
116,033 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 18 11
I'd love to get to 40k today (I'm just over 35k at the moment, after a successful write-in in Albany) but I'm not sure how likely that is. so I'm aiming for 37k and will be ecstatic if I get 38k. Which means, if I get 39 I'll be over the moon, and 40? I hope that doesn't mean a late night.
Congratulations to everyone who's met their goals!
----------..... Aaaaaaarrgggh!
40,078 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 18 27
you can do it phyntosia!!!
Also, I like that idea. I shall do another 1k after I've read a little outside in the sun. xx
62,706 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 18 37
Ahh, that sounds like a nice idea for the afternoon. I did that heaps last summer, and I didn't get sunburnt but I did get some mean headaches!
supervixen - Want to do a word war after your suntime reading? :-) I am all about the word wars today... we could do a start-at-x-time and race to write another 1000 words and post here when we win!
Or not, if you want. :-) I know a lot of people don't like word wars! But if you're keen, I'm keen. :-)
----------Ruth
Municipal Liaison - Palmerston North, New Zealand
http://phyntosia.blogspot.com
26,352 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 19 37
10,000 at the time of writing. Now to write the rest of the afternoon away (as opposed to off). :)
I'm alternating writing with Rock Band, works marvelously!
51,865 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 20 02
Currently 5pm and I'm aiming for 20k by the end of today. It's totally and utterly unrealistic xD
----------Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27.
40,078 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 20 17
supervixen - Want to do a word war after your suntime reading? :-) I am all about the word wars today... we could do a start-at-x-time and race to write another 1000 words and post here when we win!
Or not, if you want. :-) I know a lot of people don't like word wars! But if you're keen, I'm keen. :-)
Absolutely!!! I'm still procrastinating. Let's do it. How about 6pm? Is that too early?
And I'm with you on the headaches, not too much sunburn yet thankfully, since I am a very pasty Irish girl and burn when I even think about the sun! Yesterday's sun venture definitely ended in the headache from hell.
50,938 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 20 38
That's what I'm going for too -- it's going to happen, seriously *nods*
Also -- can I join the word war people? I need some sort of motivating something.
77,004 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 20 41
I'm aiming to be 5k into my new novel so that's...56k in total. Yeah, I'm in a bit of a weekend slump so tomorrow I will start pounding out the words again.
----------Kay Cinnamon
50,052 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 21 27
I'm hoping to be near 16,000 by the end of today.
----------116,033 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 21 45
Also -- can I join the word war people? I need some sort of motivating something.
That's what the word wars are for, join away! ;)
----------..... Aaaaaaarrgggh!
22,309 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 22 10
7.10 pm and i'm trying to get to 18,000 words before I can go out for the evening with a clear conscience.
51,865 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 22 39
Ha! Take that, sethtaylorsummer!
20,080 words, kids. xD
I am so pumped right now.
----------Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:27.
50,938 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 22 53
20,080 words, kids. xD
I am so pumped right now.
Noooooooooooooo! I'm totally beating that total tonight!! *plots how to make you sleep early so I can catch up*
166,694 / 50,000
nov. 7, 2009 - 23 34
Congrats to those who have already met their goals!
I decided to take it easy today and just get to 53,333 because that's what I'll need if I decide I have enough plot to get to 200k XD I've spent most of the day working on my outline, which sort of came to pieces somewhere along the line *cough*
Anyway, good luck you guys! NaNoMail me if you want to word war or something, or look me up on MSN (my details are on the MSN thread) - I'm pretty much always online and I always love to chat with fellow NaNoers.
----------When writing goes well, it's like two parts of your soul talking to each other.
60,045 / 50,000
nov. 8, 2009 - 01 55
25,177 words at the end of Sunday.
Monday? 30k :)
----------Long live me and long live anarchy!
- Drunkard, for whom the bell tolls...
50,938 / 50,000
nov. 8, 2009 - 02 43
Didn't quite make my goal, but I'm so tired that I suspect trying to pump out the extra 500 words would just result in me sleeping on my laptop.
godsdottir: this is me lulling you into a false sense of security, see. Tomorrow I will write like the wind, or like something else speedy, and totally overtake your word count.
26,352 / 50,000
nov. 8, 2009 - 03 50
14789 for me, about 200 short of the mark but it's an excellent place to leave this story (it'll be easy to retake it tomorrow) instead of staying up for 20 more minutes to write a couple of hundred :)
All in all, happy with the result!