Good for you, Ebbie! If you want to go for the whole shebang, it averages out to about 1666 words per day. I never do a set number; each day brings different opportunities of time in which to write, so I try to just roll with it.

The MAIN thing is to TURN OFF YOUR INNER EDITOR! It is liberating. Editing is for December...do not worry about tenses, punctuation, etc. just get the words down on the paper, so to speak. Add in whatever you want!:-) NOTHING happens if you don't do the whole 50,000, except you won't get a winner's certificate suitable for framing and some other little icons and such on your page at nanowrimo. It's all just a challenge for your own self-satisfaction.

You can paste in your novel in their official word counter as often as you like and the word count will show up on your page and beside your name. It's really fun to see the graph move along as you fill up the pages. You can also hook up with other participants in your area. I see there are 553 members in all of Alaska. if you join, look for "sagewalker.":-) I really appreciate your comments and support. Watch your email, darlin'! And, thanks!

SRS asked how I was doing. I am just under 4000 words..it is the third book in my series. This one tells of how I met Rog and the times we had out on the Wyoming prairie on Rog's twenty-five acre mini-ranch with a bunch of critters and the kids. I need to really light a fire and get cracking or somesuch! Thanks for asking, Maggie!