NaNo and 70 Days of Sweat

[rhienelleth]

So, I have a plan, writing-wise. I decided I wanted to do both NaNo and the 70 Days of Sweat thing, which means I can't start writing until November 1st, but I still have to finish the novel by January 15th. Not counting things like mt trip to Disneyland and Christmas, and taking weekends "off" (or keeping them in reserve to make up words, if necessary), that gives me 46 writing days for finishing the novel. Assuming it's going to about the same length as the previous book, about 130,000 words, that measn I'll have to write a minimum of 2826 words/writing day starting November 1st.

Now, last year during NaNo my average was 3K/day. Sometimes it was more, sometimes less. I think the best day I had was something like 8000 words. Strategically, I'd really like to bust that record this year. It would be wonderful if, say, I could do 10K a day for the first week of NaNo - finish NaNo, and be nearly half done with the book. That would make the rest of 70 Days pretty stress free, really. I'm not sure I could do it, but wouldn't it be fun to try?

Comments

[xlana.livejournal.com]

that would be a great plan, if you plan to give up on sanity, reality and your husband. (-:

good luck. i'm trying to edit The Thellian Crystal before NaNo starts so i can work on the third book of the series. (-: It's much harder to edit than to create. )-:

[rhienelleth.livejournal.com]

Well see, that first week of Nano I have an advantage - my husband will be gone hunting! No distractions, nothing but me and the laptop. :D

Good luck - editing is way harder than creating!