Finished day 2 with 10,825. The tracker on the NaNo website tells me that at this pace, I'll be done November 10th! I could write a trilogy in November!
Really though, I am sure things will slow. In fact, it's 2 pm and I've written nothing today, and I have some travel later in the month where I am guaranteed no writing at all for 4 days. But I'm feeling pretty darn good about my chances of "winning" again this year!
Yesterday, I hade that weird writer experience where I was writing a scene, with a general direction in mind, but the characters took over and something entirely different ended up happening. I love the scene, but it changes my plot somewhat significantly (on a micro level, at least) and I'm not sure how to get back to where I need everyone to be.
And last night, I read myself to sleep with Publishing For Beginners: What First-Time Authors Need to Know., which was available free a few days ago on Amazon.