Alexia Golez

62. Sixty-two. Zwei und Sechzig. 0.124%. No matter which how I swing it, the number doesn’t change.

This year I’ve been competing in NaNoWriMo. This past week has given me the kingly number of 62 words. Out of a target 50k.

With every successive rewrite, I find myself investing word count in other places. I’ve lodged more words in blog drafts, emails and every other spot than in my .docx document. I’ve resurrected coding projects across multiple languages and platforms. I’ve begun a second book too.

Like the placing dominoes at arcane angles and daring them to fail, I’m tangoing with ”This Girl”. She has given me a kick up the arse, 62 words and an opening line that I am stealing for something else. So, I’m keeping her just to bang away on.