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Posted on June 27, 2012 by run4joy59

camp nanowrimo t-shirt (Photo credit: wynlok)

Celebration! I am now over 50,000 words in my novel for the Camp NaNoWriMo challenge! I’m planning to read through all of it tomorrow, then copy and paste it to have the word count validated. How about that? I managed to do it with a few days to spare~ Is that not just about the coolest thing ever?

I keep reminding myself that there’s still a lot more work to be done before I actually have a novel in my hands, but to have managed to sit down and write over 50,000 words in 27 days is something I never imagined I could do! (And for those of you wondering about the exact word count…it stands at 50,145 today…I understand that the total may be higher or lower when it’s validated, but still…). Anyhow, I’m feeling kind of proud tonight…like, wow! I really am a writer!

1.170 – #WordMongering Or Camp NaNoWriMo Day 2 (kissthemuse.wordpress.com)

Filed under: writing | Tagged: Camp NaNoWriMo, fiction, novel, Word count |

14 Responses

Carolyn Moon, on June 27, 2012 at 8:54 pm said:

Wonderful news. I’ve been following your posts. Yes, you really are a writer! ✯◡✯

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- run4joy59, on June 27, 2012 at 8:56 pm said:
  
  Ha! Thanks, Carolyn!!
  
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andshelaughs, on June 27, 2012 at 10:55 pm said:

Yes – you really area writer. I never doubted you for a second! Yay – you!

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- run4joy59, on June 28, 2012 at 5:34 pm said:
  
  Thank you! And crazy person that I am, I just signed up for the August camp!!
  
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pattisj, on June 27, 2012 at 11:34 pm said:

Yay! Now everyone knows you’re a writer, including you! Congratulations! I like the tees they have for summer camp!

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- pattisj, on June 27, 2012 at 11:36 pm said:
  
  I forgot to mention, my writers group ordered a tee for me and surprised me with it at the next meeting following Nano, and they framed my certificate and presented it, too. What a great feeling. I was on a high for weeks after finishing. I imagine you will be, too.
  
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  - run4joy59, on June 28, 2012 at 5:35 pm said:
    
    I did print out the certificate today…will probably buy a frame at work tomorrow…I’m sure I’ll be feeling the effects of this for quite some time.
- run4joy59, on June 28, 2012 at 5:34 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Patti. I like the tees too…guess I should probably order one, huh?
  
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Arisa, on June 28, 2012 at 1:54 am said:

CONGRATS!!! I’m really happy for you that you’ve been able to do it!!! This gives me hope that I too one day will manage! haha!

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- run4joy59, on June 28, 2012 at 5:36 pm said:
  
  I know you can do it too!!
  
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aspiringwriterdt, on June 28, 2012 at 7:13 am said:

Congratulations!!! My first novel was 132K words and that took me several years to complete (with the bulk of it finishing in about 5 months in 2010). Great work!!!

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- run4joy59, on June 28, 2012 at 5:37 pm said:
  
  Thanks! Yeah, 50,000 words isn’t quite enough for a full novel, but I’m doing the August Camp NaNo too, so may end up with enough to really get that novel published and out there after that.
  
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nyparrot, on June 28, 2012 at 4:15 pm said:

You go, girl!

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- run4joy59, on June 28, 2012 at 5:37 pm said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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