AJ's NovMo. Title in progress!

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My goal? A chapter or two a day! That'll end with a respectable word count. I hope...
But seriously, I feel like this is a story that can't be summed up in 50,000 words or more without stretching it out. So I'm looking at around 35,000 to 40,000!
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yes, I also have school and swim team that I'm trying to juggle. Shhh.

Ive had this idea bouncing around in my head for a little while and now I finally have an excuse to write it!

Hekili Kekoa was born with the ability to control lightning.
Pax Allard-Almenara is pretty normal.
Hekili Kekoa destroyed her home and the island of Kauai.
Pax Allard-Almenara lives in an underground bunker.
Hekili Kekoa is trapped in stasis permanently.
Or so they thought.
Hekili is awakening...
Last edited by ArdenJinn on Mon Nov 02, 2026 5:01 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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Good luck Arden, cheering you on!!




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Thanks @AlexWrites!
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Honestly though. There's some stories that can be told with 50,000 or more words. And there's some that can't. And I think this is one of those stories. But we'll see!
November 2st! 501 words
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@ArdenJinn could you tell me how you count your words? =D
Like, do you do it by hand or do you have a website that you could recommend or...?
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@HMMHhehe I use scrivener! Unfortunately it's not free 😭 but it has a word count. Also Google docs does too!
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Hey, your story seems real nice :D Good luck! I'm not sure I will participate in NovMo I'm to slow writing for that :smt022

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I love the premise of this and the names of the MCs! I'm curious how far you're going to get during this NovMo!




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Thanks @Tikaya! I may have spent an embarrassing amount of time researching their names. My PlanMo thread has the meanings and etymology of the names if you're curious
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