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#nanowrimo update: Finished!! 50,000 words and 85 pages on Google Docs. Fuck, that was hard. Huge shout out and thank you to @penelope.m.r @ohconskee @nickijjudson for attempting this challenge with me. I have a new found respect for anyone who's ever written a book. I've written 50k words and by all measures have accomplished a lot, but it feels like I'm 5% done with an actual book. It's a disorganized monster in need of a prune. I learned I'm not a 1,667 words a day kind of guy. Not a day passed where I didn't cry a little when I sat down and thought about my word goal. I learned how to prioritize writing. If I have any advice, it would be to do whatever you want to do most, first thing in the morning. My worst writing days were when I left it for the evening. It's weird for me to say that because I'm 100% a night owl. But one only has so much time, energy, and focus available each day. Although I'm happy I did it, I sacrificed quite a bit of my travel plans to make it happen. I need a break. What better way than a 10 day silent meditation retreat! See you in 10 days.

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