# NaNoNaNoNaNo... WriMo! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 18, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983 "2016-10-18T21:36:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/101 "2016-11-07T15:48:10Z")
I’m right on track at 11,227 at the end of the weekend. My novel (I’m cheating–adding 50K words to an existing novel instead of starting a new one) is at about 86,000 words now, and I anticipate it’ll hit 125-130K before it’s done. And this one was supposed to be a nice short little palate-clearer between big story arcs. I amuse me sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/102 "2016-11-10T21:16:04Z")
I should probably know this already… but what does the thread title come from, or mean, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/103 "2016-11-10T21:59:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I should probably know this already… but what does the thread title come from, or mean, anyway? I’m guessing it’s a riff on the old Batman theme (“Nananananananana…Batman!”) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/104 "2016-11-11T00:00:26Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I’m guessing it’s a riff on the old Batman theme (“Nananananananana…Batman!”) You got it. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/105 "2016-11-11T05:13:28Z")
Thanks. And “WriMo”? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/106 "2016-11-11T05:24:19Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Thanks. And “WriMo”? I’m sorry, maybe I didn’t make it explicit. This thread is about National Novel Writing Month, which is NaNoWriMo for short. ([www.nanowrimo.org](http://www.nanowrimo.org).) The purpose for the month of November is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I was just playing around with the thread title. BTW: I am SO fucking behind, you guys. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/107 "2016-11-11T20:50:23Z")
The website isn’t counting my words correctly. It says I only have 1482 words. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/108 "2016-11-11T22:38:19Z")
Thanks for the explanation - and good luck with your writing! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/109 "2016-11-12T07:39:17Z")
I’m way behind you, SW. I’m having so much stuff going on this month and last one, maybe instead of a novel I should have written a diary! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/110 "2016-11-12T14:14:25Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > The website isn’t counting my words correctly. It says I only have 1482 words. It won’t let you add to your count? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983/111 "2016-11-13T01:46:41Z")
I went in and updated my total word count. I think I’m back on track now, but I don’t know what I was doing wrong. I had a busy day today…I plan on writing some more tomorrow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanonanonano-wrimo/768983.md?page=5)