I'm up to 16,500 (only about 7000 words behind my goal for the day). That's not bad considering how late in the game that I started over. The really good news is that I still like my story. (Although my 7-yr-old was grumbling yesterday that short stories are just fine and she doesn't know where to send her story anyway. Of course, after she killed some pirates today, she's feeling much better.)

Hang in there, Carol. You can do it!

BTW Missy, Nano won't let me add you as a buddy, although your excerpt scores pretty high in my book.

Elisabeth