I am sure that every intrepid writer has at some point or another thought about the NaNoWriMo challenge. Many have attempted but few succeed this perilous road to completing 50,000 words in a month. I myself have tried and failed four times.

However, my failures have given me helpful experience. The most important thing being that I cannot spend December-October writing less than 10,000 words a month and then suddenly expect that I can write 50,000 in november. I burn myself out in under 10 days.

Thus! I have given myself monthly word goals for 2015 to gradually build myself up to 50,000 words. I'm calling it. The Road to 50,000, a Perilous Journey Fraught With Danger (procrastination):

• January - 10,000 words - 323w/day


• February - 13,000 words - 464 w/day


• March - 16,000 words - 516 w/day


• April - 20,000 words - 667 w/day


• May - 25,000 words - 806 w/day


• June - 30,000 words - 1,000 w/day


• July - 35,000 words - 1,129 w/day


• August - 40,000 words - 1,290 w/day


• September - 45,000 words - 1,500 w/day


• October - 50,000 words - 1,613 w/day


• November - 50,000 words - 1,667 w/day


• December - 50,000 words - 1,613 w/day

That's a total wordcount goal of about 384,000 for 2015, enough to fit in all my 2015 Projects. I should hit 50,000 words a month in October, this will be my practice month. I'm hoping that if I build myself up to this pace I'll be able to sustain it (or something very close) into the future. 50,000 words a month for 12 months is 600,000 words a year. With that much output I should be able to focus on my original novels AND the fanfiction that is usually distracting me from writing them.

Wish me luck!