Just cracked the 40k mark. Damn my novel is not going well at all this year. Final Fantasy 6 has plenty of material, but I've been stuck in the mire for several days now and it's costing. Hitting 50k by the 30th will now require an average of at least 5,000 words per day.

Nanowrimo isn't just a race . . . today it feels like a Mario Kart race.

This is how I described it on the Nano forums:

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2009 started off the race with a successful Rocket Start. 2008 picked up a speed boost off of the first item checkpoint, but then 2007 combined a Mushroom speed boost with a drafting bonus. They were neck-and-neck but still trailing behind 2009 at the start of Lap 2.

But then something happened to 2009 halfway through Lap 2, and it hit hard like the impact of a Blue Shell. Still in the lead though. Right before the start of Lap 3, 2008 puts a Mushroom to good use for a shortcut giving significant lead over 2007.

Where'd that Bob-omb come from? Lakitu's fishing 2009 out of the drink while 2008 speeds ahead. 2007 isn't getting any of the best items but he's still making steady progress. And on top of it, 2009 hits a few of the Banana peels strewn about the track from previous laps. 2008 has taken the lead.

And now comes the Final Lap. 2009 hits yet another Banana Peel, and falls into last place as 2007 turbos ahead with a Star. 2009 keeps hitting walls and rough terrain. That green shell he lobbed at 2007? Bounced off of three walls and then blindsided him during a corner; so much for gaining a mini-turbo on the curve. Meanwhile, 2007 drafts past 2008, but their competition is fierce and it looks like 2008's going to beat 2007.

But what about 2009? He's picked up a Bullet Bill, one of the best items, but the finish line is fast approaching. Is he simply too far behind to catch up now? Or can he still pull off an upset victory?
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