The time has come once again for National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo! Every year in the month of November, writers from all around the world set their sights on writing 50,000 words of a new writing project or a work in progress. And what does one receive upon reaching such a milestone? Mostly bragging rights, but in years past winners also were given access to a cool printable certificate honoring such achievement. I have had the privilege of being able to have two of these certificates, but I seem to have lost one somewhere in the midst of moving over the years.
For those who have not been keeping up with this website the past few months, I have been (irregularly) posting chapters of my main WIP, a young adult fantasy romance called Incinerate. So, naturally, I have chosen Incinerate as my NaNoWriMo 2022 project! As of this writing on October 31, 2022, Incinerate has 36191 words and 9 finished chapters. (I will be posting the newest chapter soon, don’t worry dear readers!) With the standard NaNoWriMo goal of 50,000 words, the combined word count I will be aiming for is 86191. I look forward to seeing where Ash and Sera take me on this stretch of their story!
Have you been keeping up with Incinerate? If so, what are your thoughts on it so far? Do you have a favorite character? (Mine’s Cujo; I just love writing him and his scenes with Ash.) If you haven’t started reading yet, feel free to CLICK HERE and start!
And to all my fellow writers participating in NaNoWriMo this year: may you have a bountiful fountain of inspiration that leads to 50,000 words and more!
Tyler Gohde 