25,000 words!

It is common in NaNoWriMo to be curious about which words were the fateful ones to fall on certain landmarks. For instance, one might ask, "What was my 25,000th word?" Well, for my novel, I can tell you that the word was 'thankful.'

Excerpt: He fell with a heavy thud to the ground below and Mags was thankful that she was already in a safe position as the rear wheel ran over his head, squishing the thing like a pumpkin into a deeply-stained mess on the forest floor.