Welcome back. It’s impressive you’ve made it this far. But I must warn you– the month’s only a third of the way through. And, outside in the wintery winter,  it grows ever colder.

/begin out-of-sync lips/

Your laid-back-fu is good.

But mine is better.

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• 10 days in, guys! Grats!!
  Let’s see how we did…
• The break-down:

1. A “Knock-out” is 0-249 words. (After the three Days of Reprieve are exhausted!)
2. An “Update” is 250-999 words.
3. A  “Session” is 1,000-1,667 words.
4. A “Tougher-than-NaNo” is anything greater than 1,667.
5. A “THE END!” is when you’ve completed your WIP and type ‘THE END’.

1st:

These past five days have been some of the most writerly days I’ve ever experienced. And– Holy gravy, I’m first?!? And you know what? It wasn’t too bad. I didn’t feel too stretched out; still worked each day, and still spent lots of time at the hospital with Max.

Yep, NPI Laid-back Edition: So easy, even a caveman can do it. ;)

2nd:

Now the fire’s on, down to zero Days of Reprieve left and 21 more days to go (mommy-ing can be demanding, especially when the little one’s sick). But Merrilee’s still kicking butt with her wordcount (she’d be beating me if it wasn’t for those Days of Reprieve), and if I know her, she won’t let the Laid-back Edition of NPI get the best of her.

(LOL — G says there should be a ‘Baby Sick Exemption Clause’.)

3rd:

Effortlessly gliding through this, RG has got the flo. He even manually posts the exact time of his wordcounts, and bagged a day where he wrote 1,846 words. Kudos! The veterans are still on top.

4th:

Don’t get too comfortable, veterans. Julie K is close behind us. It seems the awesome consistency of L rubbed off on Julie, too. Writing each and every day is what the Novel-Push Initiative is all about. Great job! 

5th:

Hm, looks like these Days of Reprieve are coming in handy for a lot of us; things get scary when we have none left. Yikes! For those that don’t know, Kait’s been travelling a lot which can certainly make writing each day a lot tougher. You’re doing a great job, & hang in there! :)

6th: 

Still one of the most laid-back & consistent writers of the group, L is doing great!

7th:

Aw, like a flash in the dark, Deb wrote brilliantly and flared out all too soon. You are welcome to keep writing and using the novelpi tag. Writing is good. ;)

8th: 

Terri would still be in it if her laptop didn’t go boom on her. The NaNoWriMo 50k words she painstakingly wrote are also on the laptop, and hopefully they will be recovered. I wish you the best and hope you get those words back!

9th: 

Really, the days following your success at NaNoWriMo should be filled with champaigne and relaxation. I wish you the best and hope you’re able to participate again with us next time.

10th:

And we have a newcomer: Lisa! Welcome aboard. Glad to have you, and you’re doing great so far.

11th:  

I’ll be honest– I can’t figure out where you’re posting your wordcounts… ?_?

THE CONSENSUS:

We gained a new participant! And we ended up losing a few people in round 2, but they can handle it cuz they’re laid-back, mirite?

As for everybody’s performance so far this month, the All-State Black Guy approves.

SNIPPET DAY:

***And finally, SATURDAY .. If you haven’t heard, we’re designating it SNIPPET DAY, a day where we encourage you to share a snippet of something you’ve written this NPI. So if you feel so inclined, share! We’d love to read what you’ve been up to.***