Woo-hoo! Here we are, at the dawn of 2010, feeling accomplished already; who needs New Years Resolutions?

Writing every day isn’t an easy thing to do, it’s one of the biggest hurdles an aspiring writer has to face. But it couldn’t hurt to resolve to write (almost) everyday from here on forward, could it? :)

The break-down:

1. A “Knock-out” is 0-249 words. (After the three Days of Reprieve are exhausted!)
2. An “Update” is 250-999 words.
3. A “Session” is 1,000-1,667 words.
4. A “Tougher-than-NaNo” is anything greater than 1,667.
5. A “THE END!” is when you’ve completed your WIP and type ‘THE END’.

1st:

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3rd:

Julie started right at day 1 and stuck with it to the end, taking a well-deserved day off on the 31st. She finished with a grand total of  12,142 words! And she’s the only person who survived NPI with a Day of Reprieve left over. Amazing? Impressive? I think so! :) Bravo!

4th:

5th:

Lisa jumped in at Day 10 and has since slain the foul, blood-thirsty beast known as the Novel-Push Initiative with superlative ease, triumphing over its vicious reign of terror. And she’s even continuing into January– CONGRATULATIONS! You kicked butt!!!

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THE CONSENSUS:

Bring forth the champagne! Kiss the nearest person! You wrote every day and didn’t even need ta’ wait ’til it was time to create your New Year’s resolutions to do it! 

Before I go any further, I’d like to thank everyone that took time out of their Decembers to participate. I know it can be difficult to find time to write in a month that’s so demanding on us all. … I appreciate all the time you’ve sacrificed; NPI doesn’t happen without all of you. And I hope you’re able to join up again for the next NPI, which should be happening in March.

THE AWARDS:

Completionist Award:

Nick Enlowe
Julie K
Lisa

Highest Total Word Count Award: Nick Enlowe with 19,719!

Highest Word Count in a Single Day Award: Nick Enlowe with 2,940!

Highest Average Word Count Award: Merrilee Faber with 780.833!

Most Days of Reprieve Left-Over Award: Julie K with 1!

Most Consistent Writer Award: Lisa with 352/day over a period of 21 days!

THE GRAND TOTAL FOR THE MONTH: 73,176!!!

And always remember: he could still be watchin’ …

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