Well… This month’s GWIC event is now history, which is sad because it’s such a FUN event! After updating my word count yesterday, I did a bit of GWIC “housekeepinng” by “tracking miles” (aka words written) for each of my fourteen (of thirty) GWIC stops, and I’m pleased to say that, as one of the 167 total registered passengers during this event, I wrote 16,300 of the 791,386 total words written!
This month’s GWIC event REALLY “jump-started” my NaNoWriMo word count! In the past (pre-GWIC days), I often struggled to “meet my quota” during NaNoWriMo, especially in the middle and towards the end of the month. However, this changed when a fellow writer told me about GWIC! With GWIC being the first full weekend of NaNoWriMo event months (April, July, and November), I’ve never failed to “jump-start” my word count during these months, and this month was certainly no exception! During this event, I wrote 32.6% of my 50,000-word NaNoWriMo goal!!
Here’s the day-by-day breakdown of my word counts for GWIC weekend:
Friday, 11/01/24 — 3,760 words/12 pages
Saturday, 11/02/24 — 2,663 words/7 pages for a total of 6,423 words/19 pages
Sunday, 11/03/24 — 4,909 words/16 pages for a total of 11,332 words/35 pages
Monday, 11/04/24 — 4,968 words/16 pages for a total of 16,300 words/51 pages
So, there you have it: my update for November 2024’s GWIC event. A great time was had by all AND, as you can tell from the graphic above, LOTS of words were written in a single long weekend!
One more thing… Since I’ve been participating in GWIC events for quite a while now, I think it’s high time I started “paying it forward” by becoming part of the group of AWESOME volunteers (including my writer friend who first introduced me to GWIC) known as the “Conductor Team” (since the event does have a “train” theme that I absolutely love). So… I have decided that my next GWIC goal is going to become a “Signal Operator”, which is the first step in being able to host my very own two-hour stop during a future GWIC event — my ultimate GWIC goal, one I’ve had ever since my very first GWIC event! Wish me luck on this grand GWIC adventure!!