I really, really hate the word "charries" as slang for "characters." Maybe it's cutesy for the people who use it, but it looks like "cherries" to me. And my characters are not cherries.
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Now, on to the genre stats for 25-year-old participants: Historical: 15 Erotic Fiction: 16 Religious, Spiritual & New Age: 17 Humor & Satire: 41 Romance: 45 Mystery & Suspense: 49 Horror & Thriller: 58 Young Adult & Youth: 64 Chick-Lit: 68 Science Fiction: 148 Other Genres: 184 Literary Fiction: 246 Fantasy: 303 No Genre: 539
Percentage of 25-year-olds who have written anything at all: 1044/1748 = 60%
Percentage of 25-year-olds in all of Nano: 1748/76683 = 2% (does not include people who didn't include age in their profile)
Number of people who have "____" in their novel title: Ninja: 17 Monkey: 28 Pirate: 59 Daughter: 80 Shadow: 195 Light: 335 Dark: 351
