Awesome stuff:

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• Why the Novel Push Initiative Rocks
• Why I Love the Novel Push Initiative
• The NPI Participants Daily

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We’ve travelled a long and winding road. And where did we end up?

Halloween, of course!

Who survived? Who got the boot? Who got the most candy? For all these answers and more, check the tally below!

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1. Merrilee Faber — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/MerrileeFaber

Day 28: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 27: 867 words
Day 26: 657 words
Day 25: 254 words
Day 24: 0 words
Day 23: 1030 words – Reprieve
Day 22: 1338 words
Day 21: 260 words
Day 20: 258 words
Day 19: 375 words
Day 18: 681 words
Day 17: 1033 words

6,753 words

Day 16: 251 words
Day 15: 814 words
Day 14: 0 days – Reprieve
Day 13: 679 words
Day 12: 1421 words
Day 11: 1553 words
Day 10: 266 words
Day 9: 945 words
Day 8: 482 words
Day 7: 276 words

6,687 words

Day 6: 475 words
Day 5: 0 – Reprieve
Day 4: 312 words
Day 3: 257 words
Day 2: 924 words
Day 1: 1056 words

3,024 words

Highest WC: 1,553 words

FINAL WC: 16,464words

2. Cassie — 10 minutes a day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/JCHart

Day 31: 10 minutes
Day 30: 10 minutes
Day 29: 10 minutes
Day 28: 10 minutes
Day 27: 10 minutes
Day 26: 10 minutes
Day 25: 10 minutes
Day 24: 0 minutes – Reprieve
Day 23: 10 minutes
Day 22: 10 minutes
Day 21: 10 minutes
Day 20: 10 minutes
Day 19: 10 minutes
Day 18: 10 minutes
Day 17: 10 minutes

2 hours, 20 minutes

Day 16: 30 minutes
Day 15: 10 minutes
Day 14: 0 minutes – Reprieve
Day 13: 10 minutes
Day 12: 0 minutes – Reprieve
Day 11: 10 minutes
Day 10: 10 minutes
Day 9: 10 minutes
Day 8: 10 minutes
Day 7: 10 minutes

90 minutes

Day 6: 10 minutes
Day 5: 10 minutes
Day 4: 12 minutes
Day 3: 10 minutes
Day 2: 12 minutes
Day 1: 11 minutes

1 hour, 5 minutes

Longest Writing Streak: 30 minutes

FINAL TOTAL TIME: 4 hours, 55 minutes

Reprieves left: 1

3. KLCtheBookWorm — 250 words per day.

blog: Discipline Under Fire

Day 31: 334 words
Day 30: 275 words
Day 29: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 28: 327 words
Day 27: 414 words
Day 26: 355 words
Day 25: 309 words
Day 24: 304 words
Day 23: 255 words
Day 22: 280 words
Day 21: 323 words
Day 20: 308 words
Day 19: 313 words
Day 18: 302 words
Day 17: 368 words

4,467 words

Day 16: 321 words
Day 15: 314 words
Day 14: 306 words
Day 13: 326 words
Day 12: 290 words
Day 11: 292 words
Day 10: 446 words
Day 9: 251 words
Day 8: 443 words
Day 7: 363 words

3,352 words

Day 6: 400 words
Day 5: 386 words
Day 4: 516 words
Day 3: 359 words
Day 2: 267 words
Day 1: 373 words

2,301 words

Highest WC: 516 words

FINAL WC: 10,120 words

Reprieves left: 5

4. Angie B. — 250 words per day.

blog: Lost in L.A.

Day 31: 250 words
Day 30: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 29: 400 words
Day 28: 400 words
Day 27: 272 words
Day 26: 1250 words
Day 25: 1725 words
Day 24: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 23: 1000 words
Day 22: 250 words
Day 21: 2965 words
Day 20: 280 words
Day 19: 2275 words
Day 18: 400 words
Day 17: 400 words

11,867 words

Day 16: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 15: 350 words
Day 14: 250 words
Day 13: 250 words
Day 12: 600 words
Day 11: 750 words
Day 10: 1875 words
Day 9: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 8: 300 words
Day 7: 750 words

5,125 words

Day 6: 825 words
Day 5: 1250 words
Day 4: 2250 words
Day 3: 476 words
Day 2: 310 words
Day 1: 412 words

5,523 words

Highest WC: 2,965 words

FINAL WC: 22,515 words

Reprieves left: 2

5. Najela — 250 words per day.

blog: One Big Adventure

Day 6: 0 words – Knock-Out
Day 5: 653 words
Day 4: 304 words
Day 3: 92 words – Reprieve
Day 2: 604 words
Day 1: 340 words

Highest WC: 653 words

FINAL WC: 1,993 words

6. J.C. Martin — 500 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/JCMartin_author

Day 17: 0 words – Knock Out

Day 16: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 15: 1004 words
Day 14: 581 words
Day 13: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 12: 950 words
Day 11: 609 words
Day 10: 607 words
Day 9: 661 words
Day 8: 1552 words
Day 7: 527 words

6,491 words

Day 6: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 5: 940 words
Day 4: 645 words
Day 3: 1002 words
Day 2: 555 words
Day 1: 554 words

3,696 words

Highest WC: 1,552 words

FINAL WC: 10,187 words

7. packsister — 1/3rd a page a day.

blog: The Awake Ones

Day 31: 1 page
Day 30: 2/3rd a page
Day 29: 1/3rd a page
Day 28: 1 page
Day 27: 1/2 a page
Day 26: 0 pages – Reprieve
Day 25: 3 and 1/2 pages
Day 24: 2 pages
Day 23: 4 pages
Day 22: 3 pages
Day 21: 5 pages
Day 20: 4 pages
Day 19: 4 pages
Day 18: 3 and 1/2 pages
Day 17: 1 page

33 and 1/2 pages

Day 16: 2 and 1/2 a page
Day 15: 3 pages
Day 14: 1/3rd a page
Day 13: 2/3rd a page
Day 12: 0 pages – Reprieve
Day 11: 0 pages – Reprieve
Day 10: 2/3rd a page
Day 9: 1/3rd a page
Day 8: 1/2 a page
Day 7: 1 page

9 pages

Day 6: 1/3rd a page
Day 5: 1/3rd a page
Day 4: 1/2 a page
Day 3: 1/3rd a page
Day 2: 1/2 a page
Day 1: 1 page

3 pages

Most Pages (in a day): 5 pages

FINAL Pagecount: 46 and 1/2 pages

Reprieves left: 3

8. Ryan G. Sanders — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/RG_Sanders

Day 17: 0 words – Knock Out

Day 16: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 15: 302 words
Day 14: 842 words
Day 13: 298 words
Day 12: ???
Day 11: ???
Day 10: ???
Day 9: ???
Day 8: ???
Day 7: 299 words

1,741 words

Day 6: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 5: 250 words
Day 4: 715 words
Day 3: 611 words
Day 2: 400 words
Day 1: 283 words

2,259 words

Highest WC: 842 words

Total WC: 4,000 words?

9. Karen JM — 250 words per day.

blog: Catherine Mede Writes

Day 14: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 13: 1137 words
Day 12: 287 words
Day 11: 2035 words
Day 10: 680 words
Day 9: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 8: 759 words
Day 7: 871 words

5,769 words

Day 6: 1195 words
Day 5: 836 words
Day 4: 380 words
Day 3: 780 words
Day 2: 750 words
Day 1: 0 words – Reprieve

3,941 words

Highest WC: 2,035 words

FINAL WC: 9,710 words

10. A. M. Harte — 200 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/am_harte

Day 30: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 29: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 28: 942 words
Day 27: 904 words
Day 26: 213 words
Day 25: 622 words
Day 24: 550 words (Yes, outline-y words do count!)
Day 23: 530 words
Day 22: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 21: 231 words
Day 20: 212 words
Day 19: 357 words
Day 18: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 17: 360 words

4,921 words

Day 16: 250 words
Day 15: 301 words
Day 14: 207 words
Day 13: 223 words
Day 12: 207 words
Day 11: 1553 words
Day 10: 229 words
Day 9: 546 words
Day 8: 425 words
Day 7: 203 words

4,144 words

Day 6: 984
Day 5: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 4: 201
Day 3: 302
Day 2: 410
Day 1: 203

2,100 words

Highest WC: 1,553 words

FINAL WC: 11,165 words

12. Nick Enlowe — 30 minutes a day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/NickEnlowe

Day 31: 30 minutes
Day 30: 0 minutes – Reprieve
Day 29: 30 minutes
Day 28: 30 minutes
Day 27: 30 minutes
Day 26: 30 minutes
Day 25: 30 minutes
Day 24: 30 minutes
Day 23: 30 minutes
Day 22: 0 minutes – Reprieve
Day 21: 1 hour
Day 20: 30 minutes
Day 19: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Day 18: 2 hours, 44 minutes
Day 17: 1 hour, 49 minutes

11 hours, 33 minutes

Day 16: 0 minutes – Reprieve
Day 15: 2 hours
Day 14: 45 minutes
Day 13: 1 hour 20 minutes
Day 12: 1 hour 30 minutes
Day 11: 2 hours
Day 10: 50 minutes
Day 9: 1 hour 30 minutes
Day 8: 0 minutes – Reprieve
Day 7: 58 minutes

9 hours, 55 minutes

Day 6: 2 hours
Day 5: 56 minutes
Day 4: 30 minutes
Day 3: 50 minutes
Day 2: 2 hours
Day 1: 42 minutes

6 hours, 58 minutes

Longest Writing Streak: 2 hours, 44 minutes

FINAL TOTAL TIME: 28 hours, 26 minutes

Reprieves left: 1

13. Portia — 500 words per day.

blog: elle écrit

Day 5: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 4: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 3: 500
Day 2: 500
Day 1: 500

Highest WC: 500 words

FINAL WC: 1,500 words

14. Julie– 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jflamingo2

Day 12: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 11: 102 words – Reprieve
Day 10: 218 words
Day 9: 92 words – Reprieve
Day 8: 321 words
Day 7: 324 words

1,057 words

Day 6: 336 words
Day 5: 537 words
Day 4: 456 words
Day 3: 1020 words
Day 2: 404 words
Day 1: 884 words

3,637 words

Highest WC: 1,020 words

FINAL WC: 4,694 words

15. Emma Newman — 1,000 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/EmApocalyptic

Day 31: 1102 words
Day 30: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 29: 1118 words
Day 28: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 27: 1021 words
Day 26: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 25: 1231 words
Day 24: 1043 words
Day 23: 2668 words
Day 22: 1078 words
Day 21: 1081 words
Day 20: 1759 words
Day 19: 2646 words
Day 18: 1086 words
Day 17: 1054 words

16,887 words

Day 16: 6131 words
Day 15: 2807 words
Day 14: 1556 words
Day 13: 1331 words
Day 12: 1080 words
Day 11: 1005 words
Day 10: 1056 words
Day 9: 2050 words
Day 8: 1480 words
Day 7: 1037 words

19,533 words

Day 6: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 5: 1243 words
Day 4: 1156 words
Day 3: 1539 words
Day 2: 1436 words
Day 1: 1132 words

6,506 words

Highest WC: 6,131 words

FINAL WC: 42,926 words

Reprieves left: 1

16. Kerryn — 100 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/kerrynangell

Day 15: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 14: 158 words
Day 13: 122 words.
Day 12: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 11: 136 words
Day 10: 916 words
Day 9: 187 words
Day 8: 128 words
Day 7: 120 words

1,767 words

Day 6: 111 words
Day 5: 215 words
Day 4: 181 words
Day 3: 119 words
Day 2: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 1: 178 words

804 words

Highest WC: 916 words

FINAL WC: 2,571 words

17. Camilla — 100 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/camillabrokking

Day 3: 0 words – Knock-out
Day 2: 200
Day 1: 0 words – Reprieve

Highest WC: 200 words

FINAL WC: 200 words

18. cbrett60 — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/cbrett60

Day 4: 176 words – Knock-out
Day 3: 312 words
Day 2: 257 words
Day 1: 0 words – Reprieve

Highest WC: 312 words

FINAL WC: 745 words

19. Aliza Mann — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/AlizaMannAuthor

Day 15: 200 words – Knock Out
Day 14: 235 words
Day 13: 600 words
Day 12: 423 words
Day 11: 205 words – Reprieve
Day 10: 255 words
Day 9: 250 words
Day 8: 325 words
Day 7: 275 words

2,768 words

Day 6: 374 words
Day 5: 559 words
Day 4: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 3: 351 words
Day 2: 323 words
Day 1: 252 words

1,859 words

Highest WC: 600 words

FINAL WC: 4,627 words

20. Anna Caro — 250 words per day.

blog: Anna Caro

twitter: http://twitter.com/anna_caro_nz

Day 31: 37 words – The End!
Day 30: 279 words
Day 29: 114 words – The End!
Day 28: 253 words
Day 27: 289 words
Day 26: 254 words
Day 25: 279 words
Day 24: 0 words - Reprieve
Day 23: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 22: 285 words
Day 21: 254 words
Day 20: 378 words
Day 19: 253 words
Day 18: 283 words
Day 17: 250 words

3,208 words

Day 16: 260 words
Day 15: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 14: 294 words
Day 13: 256 words
Day 12: 385 words
Day 11: 383 words
Day 10: 297 words
Day 9: 292 words
Day 8: 270 words
Day 7: 0 words – Reprieve

2,437 words

Day 6: 285
Day 5: 270
Day 4: 250
Day 3: 498
Day 2: 506
Day 1: 1526

3,335 words

Highest WC: 1,526 words

FINAL WC: 8,980 words

Reprieves left: 1

21. NewToWritingGirl — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/new2writinggirl

Day 31: 342 words
Day 30: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 29: 630 words
Day 28: 327 words
Day 27: 254 words
Day 26: 324 words
Day 25: 309 words
Day 24: 286 words
Day 23: 276 words
Day 22: 650 words
Day 21: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 20: 328 words
Day 19: 475 wprds
Day 18: 370 words
Day 17: 262 words

4,833 words

Day 16: 776 words
Day 15: 508 words
Day 14: 508 words
Day 13: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 12: 1041 words
Day 11: 279 words
Day 10: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 9: 936 words
Day 8: 566 words
Day 7: 1139 words

5,753 words

Day 6: 343 words
Day 5: 358 words
Day 4: 300 words
Day 3: 346 words
Day 2: 302 words
Day 1: 484 words

2,133 words

Highest WC: 1,139 words

FINAL WC: 12,719 words

23. Douglas Wynne — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/Doug_Wynne

Day 31: 309 words
Day 30: 212 words – Reprieve
Day 29: 272 words
Day 28: 780 words
Day 27: 223 words – The End!
Day 26: 532 words
Day 25: 416 words
Day 24: 418 words
Day 23: 527 words
Day 22: 142 words – Reprieve
Day 21: 1349 words
Day 20: 352 words
Day 19: 1231 words
Day 18: 477 words
Day 17: 434 words

7,674 words

Day 16: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 15: 287 words
Day 14: 1235 words
Day 13: 276 words
Day 12: 1031 words
Day 11: 253 words
Day 10: 642 words
Day 9: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 8: 467 words
Day 7: 256 words

4,447 words

Day 6: 305 words
Day 5: 511 words
Day 4: 378 words
Day 3: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 2: 523 words
Day 1: 265 words

1,982 words

Highest WC: 1,349 words

FINAL WC: 14,103 words

24. Cindy Marie Jenkins — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/TENscribeshop

Day 12: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 11: 301 words
Day 10: 260 words
Day 9: 775 words
Day 8: 442
Day 7: 0 words – Reprieve

1,778 words

Day 6: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 5: 301
Day 4: 477
Day 3: 575
Day 2: 575
Day 1: 350

2,278 words

Highest WC: 775 words

FINAL WC: 4,056 words

25. Lisa — 250 words per day.

blog: One Madwoman’s One Million Words

Day 31: 616 words
Day 30: 610 words
Day 29: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 28: 504 words
Day 27: 800 words
Day 26: 1529 words
Day 25: 474 words
Day 24: 1012 words
Day 23: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 22: 1718 words
Day 21: 342 words
Day 20: 685 words
Day 19: 296 words
Day 18: 737 words
Day 17: 826 words

10,149 words

Day 16: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 15: 1359 words
Day 14: 291 words
Day 13: 387 words
Day 12: 354 words
Day 11: 475 words
Day 10: 36 words – Reprieve
Day 9: 500 words
Day 8: 1066 words
Day 7: 614 words

5,082 words

Day 6: 346 words
Day 5: 343 words
Day 4: 1380 words
Day 3: 1576 words
Day 2: 560 words
Day 1: 417 words

4,622 words

Highest WC: 1,718 words

FINAL WC:  19,853 words

Reprieves left: 1

26. Debbie Curan — 250 words per day.

blog: words ‘n’ whimsy

Day 18: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 17: 0 words – Reprieve

Day 16: 262 words
Day 15: 1650 words
Day 14: 1356 words
Day 13: 362 words
Day 12: 267 words
Day 11: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 10: 310 words
Day 9: 286 words
Day 8: 251 words
Day 7: 378 words

5,122 words

Day 6: 322 words
Day 5: 310 words
Day 4: 833 words
Day 3: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 2: 273 words
Day 1: 254 words

1,992 words

Highest WC: 1,650 words

FINAL WC:  7,114 words

27. Cinette — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/CinetteS

Day 15: 0 words – Knock Out
Day 14: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 13: 330
Day 12: 261
Day 11: 280
Day 9: 310
Day 8: 460
Day 7: 182 – Reprieve

1,823 words

Day 6: 250 words
Day 5: 253 words
Day 4: 387 words
Day 3: 358 words
Day 2: 474 words
Day 1: 0 words – Reprieve

1,722 words

Highest WC: 474 words

FINAL WC: 3,545 words

28. Kakapo — 250 words per day.

twitter: http://twitter.com/kakapo1

Day 18: 239 words – Knock Out
Day 17: 506 words

745 words

Day 16: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 15: 277 words
Day 14: 605 words
Day 13: 530 words
Day 12: 305 words
Day 11: 633 words
Day 10: 560 words
Day 9: 532 words
Day 8: 696 words
Day 7: 0 words – Reprieve

4,138 words

Day 6: 0 words – Reprieve
Day 5: 252 words
Day 4: 489 words
Day 3: 584 words
Day 2: 238 words
Day 1: 505 words

2,068 words

Highest WC: 696 words

FINAL WC: 6,951 words

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(If there’s question marks, that means I couldn’t figure out where you were posting your results. Also if you notice any other mistakes, please let me know.)

Note to self: I REAAAAAAALLLLLY need to find a way to automate all of this….

THE AWARDS (Betcha didn’t even know there were awards):

THE MOST WORDS: Emma Newman with 42,926!

THE MOST MINUTES: Nick Enlowe with 28 hours, 26 minutes!

THE MOST PAGES: Packsister with 46 and a half pages!

THE RABBIT AWARD (highest first day): Anna Caro with 1,526 words on Day 1!

THE MOST WORDS IN A DAY: Emma Newman with 6,131 words in a day! Yes, that’s over six-thousand.

THE MOST ‘THE END’S: Anna Caro with 2 THE ENDs!

THE MOST PERFECTLY IDENTICAL TOTALS IN A ROW: Tie between Cassie and Nick Enlowe, 7 days streak with the same total.

THE FAILY TROUSERS AWARD: I forgot who came up with this awesome term… but she wins this :)

THE LONGEST STREAK WITHOUT USING A REPRIEVE: KLCtheBookWorm with 28 days!

THE MOST REPRIEVES LEFT OVER: KLCtheBookWorm with 5!

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AND THE GRAND TOTAL IS …

219,991 words + 46 and a half pages + 33 hours, and 21 minutes!!!

Give yourselves a round of applause. Yes, even you. Because even though some of us faily-trouser’d, we kept writing anyway. ‘Tis a beautiful thing.

Hope everyone had a happy Halloween, and best of luck to all of you in your future endeavors. Good luck, especially to the NaNoWriMo-ers. (Hope NPI didn’t burn you out too much.) ;)

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