360 words (8219 total)

First line: “Auntie Miki, Auntie Miki! Dad, Auntie Miki is here!” Kami shrieked and hurled herself onto my legs.

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First line: While the macaroni was cooking, I wandered around the main floor, looking and touching.

328 words (7112 total)

First line: I woke up when the overhead light snapped on.

So, hey, look at that. I finally got around to posting the JanNo so far. See? I have been doing it. I’m terribly slow of course. I’m writing at about 1/3 the speed I should be to reach the goal of 50K in a month. But, whatever. I’ll probably just segue into FebNo if all continues to go well.

Anyhow, this is just a disclaimer that this is an unedited POS. I realize it’s not good. The point of this exercise (see official NaNoWriMo) is to churn out words, not craft pretty sentences. I spend way too much time nit-picking, a habit I am trying to break, at least on first drafts.

839 words (6784 total)

First line: Minivan. Pale irridescent blue slicked with mud outside.

384 words (5945 total)

First line: It had turned from summer to fall somewhere along the way.

323 words (5561 total)

First line: The seats were that pseudo velour in a brown-on-brown stripe.

368 words (5238 total)

First line: When you’re sixteen, everything you own can fit in a suitcase and few boxes.

590 words (4870 total)

First line: I crushed the sweater greedily to my chest.

465 words (4280 total)

First line: I begged.