NaNoWriMo 2022 (aka Project Sagittarius): Day 30

Total word count: 7543

Despite two Thanksgiving dinners, sinusitis, a busier-than-usual work schedule, and other various personal issues, I reached the goal I set a few days in: 250 words a day, 7,500 words by the end of the month.

Here’s a breakdown of each day:

Date	Total	Today	Goal	Difference
11/1/2022	502	502	250	252
11/2/2022	502	0	500	2
11/3/2022	821	319	750	71
11/4/2022	1019	198	1000	19
11/5/2022	1502	483	1250	252
11/6/2022	1502	0	1500	2
11/7/2022	1502	0	1750	-248
11/8/2022	2086	584	2000	86
11/9/2022	2285	199	2250	35
11/10/2022	2509	224	2500	9
11/11/2022	2801	292	2750	51
11/12/2022	2801	0	3000	-199
11/13/2022	3305	504	3250	55
11/14/2022	3305	0	3500	-195
11/15/2022	3305	0	3750	-445
11/16/2022	4004	699	4000	4
11/17/2022	4259	255	4250	9
11/18/2022	4259	0	4500	-241
11/19/2022	4775	516	4750	25
11/20/2022	5078	303	5000	78
11/21/2022	5078	0	5250	-172
11/22/2022	5595	517	5500	95
11/23/2022	5595	0	5750	-155
11/24/2022	6011	416	6000	11
11/25/2022	6269	258	6250	19
11/26/2022	6269	0	6500	-231
11/27/2022	6766	497	6750	16
11/28/2022	6841	75	7000	-159
11/29/2022	7009	168	7250	-241
11/30/2022	7543	534	7500	43

Google Sheets is useful for something, you know.

I also have managed to “crank the engine” of the story, so to speak, so that there’s enough power to keep chugging along. And I intend to do just that.

For the next few months, I’ll do my best to maintain my 250 words/day pace. Again, if I keep it up, I’ll have a complete rough draft by October of 2023. It’s been forever since I’ve finished a novel draft, and just the thought of it makes me feel things I haven’t in years.

I’ll bask in this glow for a bit. Going forward, I’ll post an update once a month on the project. I’ll also need a title — not the one I intend to submit under, just for social media purposes.

For this one, I’ll call it Sagittarius. Just ’cause.