Well...

Dear Shell,

I don't know if I'll make it in time. The nanowrimo challenge deadline is November 30th, only a few short days away. I have 5 days left (4.5 if you count time away from writing to prepare and eat a good Thanksgiving dinner), and I am at 37,103 words and counting. That leaves me with 12,897 words left to write between now and sunday night. I would need to write close to 3,000 words per day every day. I have had some days where the words just flow and I get 3,000 per day. And I have days where it's a struggle to get even 500 words out.

I did learn something interesting tonight though. I'm currently using Times New Roman 12-point font to type up my book, with 1.25" left and right margins. This is basically the default settings on Microsoft Word 2003. 37,103 words puts me around 120 pages total.

What I learned was, most publishers want a manuscript submitted using Courier 12 point font with 1" margins all around. So I saved my book under a new file and changed the settings to fit the publisher standards. My book ended up being 156 pages typed so far. I think I like Courier 12 point... it looks like i've written more!

Well it is after 4am, and I still have some writing to do, so I better get back to my writing.

Shell