That’s my current word count–I made it through that death notification scene (phew!!), but more importantly I’ve passed the 25% mark on my word count. That’s the goal I set for myself and the kids for this weekend. . .I’m pretty sure they still have a lot of words to write tomorrow, even though NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program allows them to set total word count goals that are well below the 50K mark.
It’s going much better than it did last year. I’m getting the hang of resisting the urge to go back and edit, which is a big challenge for me. But the only time I go back is to double check whether or not a particular character has a name yet. Ironically, last year before November 1 I had taken the time to give all my characters full names, birthdays, physical descriptions, and who knows what else. However, I had no plot in mind, and describing characters who have inane conversations only uses so many words. This year, I had a germ of a plot in mind–and I do mean “germ”–but my main character didn’t even have a name until I started writing last Sunday afternoon. I’ve been doing a lot of shower thinking, each morning deciding what general events will happen next while I lather and rinse.
I have no idea if I’ll make it to 50,000 words by November 30. I hope I do, of course, but if I don’t there’s always next November. . .and I already have another germ of a plot waiting in the back of my mind. 
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