Twelve in a Row

@DWDavis (25809)
United States
November 23, 2022 8:24pm CST
Today, before lunch, I passed the 50,000-word mark on my 2022 NaNoWriMo project and entered the Winners' Circle. This is the 12th year in a row I have reached this milestone. 4 of these projects have gone on to become published novels. Some have been shelved indefinitely. Others are being published in serial form on Kindle Vella. This is the earliest I have ever finished my project. Now, I don't have to push for the last week of November trying to make my goal. Did anyone else tackle the NaNoWriMo Challenge this year?
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Nov 22
Congratulations, this was a great accomplishment, good job DW! And four published novels, wonderful
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25809)
• United States
24 Nov 22
Thank you.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78856)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Nov 22
@DWDavis I'm an amateur writer, but have never had any training or experience. I write short discussions on a writing site, which I really enjoy. I don't earn very much, which isn't an issue.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25809)
• United States
25 Nov 22
@kobesbuddy Becoming a writer was something I dreamed about since the 7th grade when my language arts teacher told me she thought I had a real talent for creating interesting stories.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349818)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Nov 22
I've never tried it but I think Valerie might have some years. Congratulations. Twelve years in a row is a great effort.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25809)
• United States
25 Nov 22
It is challenging. In the years since I started, a lot of participants have started online writing groups and mini-challenges to motivate each other during the month. These helped me quite a bit this year.
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pumpkinjam
@pumpkinjam (8858)
• United Kingdom
24 Nov 22
Well done for completing that. I've never participated. It's taken me several years to write less than half that for my own project so I don't think I'd ever manage 50,000 words in a month I've never been great with stories anyway - I've done a couple of very short ones but I mainly write poetry and factual articles. I don't have the attention span for anything longer! Good luck with your entry.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (142928)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Nov 22
That is good news for you. . I do not belong to NaNoWriMo.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472566)
• Switzerland
24 Nov 22
Congratulations, I nevr joined the NaNoWriMo Challenge.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25809)
• United States
25 Nov 22
In 2011, I joined it on a whim just to see how far I could get. No one was more surprised than I was when I made it to the Winners' Circle that year. I look forward to it every year.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472566)
• Switzerland
25 Nov 22
@DWDavis I m sure it is a great personal satisfaction.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (113895)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Nov 22
Congrats. I have never tried it.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25809)
• United States
24 Nov 22
Thanks. I started it on a whim and have been doing it every year since.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
24 Nov 22
Congratulations, that's a tough task, I wanted to but my vocabulary is rusty and I don't have the inspiration. I hope your novel gets published too. More writing power to you.
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Fleur
@Fleura (31371)
• United Kingdom
24 Nov 22
Oh well done! No I have never done anything like that. My only foray into writing was a course of evening classes on short story writing about 20-odd years ago. I'm impressed you managed to write so many and get a good proportion published!
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