National Novel Writing Month, Day 5
Word count: 1,745 (yes, still)
The cold was seductive enough to keep me in bed until noon today. After I got up, I desired only two things: food and more sleep. It was a primal needs sort of day. Because I am not Stephen King (and in some ways this is good–for example, I have no keening desire to be hit by a van) writing does not count as a primal need and so I had my fourth consecutive day of non-NaNo activity. Here is a handy list of the daily word goal to date, along with my actual word count:
| Word goal | Word count |
| 1,667 | 1,745 |
| 3,334 | 1,745 |
| 5,001 | 1,745 |
| 6,668 | 1,745 |
| 8,335 | 1,745 |
This leaves a 6,590 word deficit or if you prefer, a 6,590 fun word challenge. It is by no means insurmountable and I am feeling better now than this morning, so there is promise of great things to come. Or things of some sort, possibly involving writing.
