Day Six Total: 24,377 words so far

Pretty much everything I've written today (barring a few ends of scenes, and other linking bits) has been written in ten minute increments. I've realised that I can actually hold my attention that long and it makes me more productive overall... I think my average words per minute has improved, which is how I've decided to rate productivity.

I used Write or Die to help with my ten minute increments, but even when I just tell myself to write for ten minutes it works. I don't need that extra push. It's just easier to keep track of time that way.

I don't know why I pay attention to this stuff, but so much of NaNoWriMo for me is looking at graphs and statistics. It's how I get more written this month than in any other.

I've learnt so much about my average speed now, that I think I could be one of those crazy people who writes fifty thousand words in a day. It would only take me eighteen hours if I was completely focused... of course, I'm not the sort of person whose attention can be held for eighteen straight hours. Not to mention I really would have had to have planned out my story for that to work.