Welcome to the finish line—You’ve made it!
Without further ado, the final statistics:
1.
Joseph Lewis:
Tally:
Previous Total WC: 28,608.
May…
25th: Update @ 1,690 words.
26th: Update @ 1,128 words.
27th: Update @ 1,465 words.
28th: Update @ 1,082 words.
29th: Update @ 1,178 words.
30th: Update @ 1,153 words.
31st: Update @ 1,151 words.
Final total for the month: 37,455 words.
2.
Merrilee Faber:
Tally:
Previous Total WC: 15,846.
May…
25th: Check-in @ 851 words.
26th: Check-in @ 368 words.
27th: Check-in @ 384 words.
28th: Knock-out @ 0 words.
Final total for the month: 17,449 words.
3.
Nick Enlowe:
Tally:
Previous Total WC: 15,958.
May…
25th: End of the Book @ 2 words.
Final total for the month: 15,960 words.
4.
RG Sanders:
Tally:
Previous Total WC: 12,159.
May…
25th: Check-in @ 482 words.
26th: Check-in @ 458 words.
27th: Check-in @ 432 words.
28th: Check-in @ 660 words.
29th: Check-in @ 409 words.
30th: Check-in @ 357 words.
31st: Check-in @ 386 words.
Final total for the month: 15,343 words.
5.
christopher:
Tally:
Previous Total WC: 11,251.
May…
25th: Check-in @ 361 words.
26th: Check-in @ 355 words.
27th: Check-in @ 605 words.
28th: Check-in @ 365 words.
29th: Check-in @ 385 words.
30th: Check-in @ 366 words.
31st: Check-in @ 390 words.
Final total for the month: 14,078 words.
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Please raise your glasses high!
The Final Final Tally for May’s Novel-Push Initiative…
*drum roll*
GRAND TOTAL: 100,285 words!
How’s that for an epic conclusion, we cracked 100k! A toast – *clink* – to a job well done. May you make great use of the raw materials you created and mold those words into a narrative masterpiece.
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From doing two NPIs and observing the other participants along the way, I believe at this point that what NPI teaches us is Novels are Big. If we want to really reach the End of the Book in a reasonable amount of time, sometimes we have to let ourselves drift away from that safety net known as Research and Development. Sometimes, we have to write when we simply don’t feel like it.
NPI taught me how important it is to get into the habit of writing each and every day, keeping that wordcount bar moving.
And it taught me that we can get away with writing slow and steady (emphasis on the ‘steady’ part), still keep our social lives, and end up with monthly numbers comparable to that of professional writers.
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Congratulations to all of you who took the huge step in choosing to participate in such a challenging endeavor, and even if you didn’t make it all the way to the end, everybody ended up with terrific word counts for a single month.
Great job, everyone! :)
I hope your writing journeys this past month have been filled with rewarding experiences and revelations. And new friends.
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Comment by christopher. — June 1, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
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Comment by L. — June 2, 2009 @ 6:34 am
@L: Not a bad idea, but we’d have to approach it carefully and calculate the group goal based on how many people participate.
This time, there was an unspoken group goal of 52,500: the minimum amount where everyone passes. I’m not sure if I should ask for any more than that, which is asking a lot already.
I fear asking for more could lead to people trying to overcompensate for others, which could lead to premature burn-out.
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Comment by Nick Enlowe — June 2, 2009 @ 8:25 am
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Comment by packsister — June 2, 2009 @ 10:20 am
It was such fun pushing & encouraging Chris along the way. Also fun to see him stress over it occasionally, hehe. I’m so very proud of him, if it wasn’t for you, Nick.. Chris may have not started his novel yet!
Grats to you all! May you keep up this awesome work and complete a killer novel! :D
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Comment by Latrina — June 2, 2009 @ 11:50 pm
Although, I think next time Joe should have a handicap :P
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Comment by Merrilee Faber — June 5, 2009 @ 9:19 pm
[...] was a pity about NPI, but nevermind; I ended up with a very respectable wordcount for the month and had a great time [...]
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Comment by Nick Enlowe — June 7, 2009 @ 7:18 am