Andrew Goodman

I think it woud be a fair assumption that most writers feel something similar to me when the 1st draft of a new story is finished. Relieved. Nervous. Knackered. At a bit of a loose end. I started the final chapter in The Emperor Initiative series - Tiberius Crowned - during a self-imposed NaNoWriMo challenge and wrote 55,000 words in a 30-day period starting mid-March. And it's taken from mid-April until now to finish it off. It turned into a bit of a slog but Saturday (3nd M

After having reached the 50k word target on day 25 I continued to write out the full 30 days of the challenge. In the five days (26-30) I wrote an extra 5,681 words (average 1,136) bringing the total to 55,737 words, 11% up on target with an average words count over the 30 days of 1,858. To be honest I’m not sure if I could have accomplished this had I been working. Tiberius Crowned is, roughly, about two-thirds written (first draft) and coming along nicely. There were a few

It’s been a few days since my last NaNoWriMo update post on writing 50,000 words for Tiberius Crowned, but here are the totals for days 21 – 25: Words + Total Remaining 21) 1,887 220 42,637 7,363 22) 2,074 407 44,711 5,289 23) 1,776 109 46,487 3,513 24) 1,738 71 48,225 1,775 25) 1,831 164 50,056 -56 So, SUCCESS!! The 50k mark was achieved five days early but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to stop. I might not crank out the

So coming up to 5.30pm on day 20 of my NaNoWriMo 30-day challenge and today I wrote an extra 2,059 words, 392 words over the daily average target, for Tiberius Crowned. So the tally reads: Target amount : 50,000 Previous total : 38,691 Today’s total : 2,059 Total so far : 40,750 Remaining : 9,250 #nanowrimo #tiberiuscrowned

So coming up to 7pm on day 19 of my NaNoWriMo 30-day challenge and today I wrote an extra 2,346 words, 679 words over the daily average target, for Tiberius Crowned. So the tally reads: Target amount : 50,000 Previous total : 36,345 Today’s total : 2,346 Total so far : 38,691 Remaining : 11,309 #nanowrimo #tiberiuscrowned

So close to 7pm on day 18 of my NaNoWriMo 30-day challenge and today I wrote an extra 1,727 words, 60 words over the daily average target, for Tiberius Crowned. So the tally reads: Target amount : 50,000 Previous total : 34,618 Today’s total : 1,727 Total so far : 36,345 Remaining : 13,655 #nanowrimo #tiberiuscrowned

So a little after 9pm on day 17 of my NaNoWriMo 30-day challenge and today I wrote an extra 1,982 words, 315 words over the daily average target, for Tiberius Crowned. So the tally reads: Target amount : 50,000 Previous total : 32,636 Today’s total : 1,982 Total so far : 34,618 Remaining : 15,382 #nanowrimo #tiberiuscrowned

So around 7pm on day 16 of my NaNoWriMo 30-day challenge and today I wrote an extra 2,036 words, 369 words over the daily average target, for Tiberius Crowned. So the tally reads: Target amount : 50,000 Previous total : 30,060 Today’s total : 2,036 Total so far : 32,636 Remaining : 17,364 #nanowrimo #tiberiuscrowned

So just after 7pm on day 15 of my NaNoWriMo 30-day challenge and today I wrote an extra 1,989 words, 322 words over the daily average target, for Tiberius Crowned. So the tally reads: Target amount : 50,000 Previous total : 28,611 Today’s total : 1,989 Total so far : 30,600 Remaining : 19,400 #nanowrimo #tiberiuscrowned

So just after 5pm on day 14 of my NaNoWriMo 30-day challenge and today I wrote an extra 2,185 words, 518 words over the daily average target, for Tiberius Crowned. So the tally reads: Target amount : 50,000 Previous total : 26,426 Today’s total : 2,185 Total so far : 28,611 Remaining : 21,389 #nanowrimo #tiberiuscrowned