NaNoWriMo!

Word Count: 5,377/50,000
Time Left: 22 days, 4 hours, and 30 minutes.

As of this writing, I am off to a slow but steady start with 5,377 words, hopefully to be increased as I continue writing later on tonight. I also have an outline for the entire first section of the novel, an accomplishment equally as important as getting the actual words down, as until I reach the end of the first section I now have no need to stop typing while I attempt to figure out the story. It may not sound like much, but I'm feeling confident about my chances this year; since actually starting the novel (an event that happened a couple days late) I've kept up a steady pattern of writing every evening with at least 2,000 words per day. Watch out, publishers, here I come!

The link to the NaNoWriMo forums are on my sidebar; it's not to late to join!