Hey guys so I just wanted to post this in hopes that it would motivate somebody. I just hit 10,000 words with my WIP and I have not missed a single day of Novel November. As someone who had started their book idea 5+ years ago I had spent way too much time doing rewrites and reconstructing my book's premise. Whenever I did write I would only manage 100-200 words per day and I would continuously go back to edit those 100-200 words. I just wanted to say it is possible just stay consistent and ignore the self-doubt. It's been 6 days and I have not edited once, and I am living for this challenge. It pulled me out of the slump that I was in. So, to anyone who's struggling, you absolutely can do this. Finish strong, finish for your future self that's waiting for you on the other side of this.

I'm in a similar situation (11k words)! I held of on writing for years with a clear idea of what I wanted to write because the task of even creating a clear outline felt too daunting. Having a word count to meet daily and not stressing editing yet has been very helpful. This is a great challenge

Congrats you guys! Those first 10k are one of the moments you realize it's actually possible to do this. I've been working on my book on and off for years, and I'm making the big push to finish it this year with this challenge. If you can stay consistent, you'll see those numbers go up and up. Letting go of the self doubt is key. I didn't really start to make any headway until I remembered editing isn't my job right now, making something to edit later is. I am 142k words in as of today, and I think this November is going to bring it all home (Finally...believe it or not this was going to be a short story when I started...so long ago). Keep it up, one letter, one word, one paragraph, one page at a time. Best of luck to you, you're on your way!