November 14

Here's what I need to write a novel this month:

notecards (not that they really help, it just seems like a good idea)
a list of chapters that I have already written (again, not that it really helps)
a Sharpie (because you can't do anything without a Sharpie)
coffee
daily word count (3,154 for today)

I am 53% complete today, which leaves me only 23,516 words to go before midnight on November 30...

nearly halfway through National Novel Writing Month
Lubbock, Texas