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10,082 words, and I am a little relieved. Not for hitting the 20% point, but because I was worried about the pace of the novel. At the end of the seventh chapter/beginning of the eight, I had created most of the drama that I had anticipated cramming into the entire novel. My pacing was a little fast, and while I think I could fill in some gaps, honestly, the drama I had intended for the arc for the entire novel wasn't really 'dramatic' enough.

So, fortunately, tonight I had a little more inspiration, and what was going to be all three acts, will now be the first act. I should wrap up "act one" by 15,000 to 20,000 words, which puts me on an ok pace for 60,000 words or so. I had always intended to churn out the 50k+ words of the first draft earlier in the month than on the 30th, giving myself a week or two for revision. I know this isn't in the true spirit of Nanowrimo, but I can't help myself. The price for being able to write horrible, horrible, drivel for 50,000 words is the promise that I'll clean it up, resolve inconsistencies, and eliminate repeated words, phrases, or concepts.

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