I’ve really started brain dumping now. I’ve got over 33,000 words and there’s plenty where they came from. Having said that, when I edit this puppy, I think at least half of what I’ve written will not make the cut. There’s just too much talking…blah, blah, blah and not enough action.

But, it’s been a fantastic experience and it’s still not over. I’ve got just over a week and I’ve still got lots of stuff that I’ve been jotting down in notebooks all over the house.

With a bit of luck, I may be able to recycle some of the bits I cut from the final 50,000 words into something else. There’s bits I really like, but in the context of the story, they’re a bit superfluous. In NaNoWriMo, superfluousness counts.

But only just over 10 days to go. Still, I got over 5,000 words done yesterday (wow!) and I’m hopeful of having another couple of bumper days.

Now I’m just putting everything in; no editing, no spelling checks, no trying to find a better word that means “said”. No, it’s just go, go, go. I think I’m just starting to get the hang of the whole concept now.

I am, however, looking forward to the editing phase (after 30th November). Some of the ideas aren’t working and some items need redoing.