Hello Asha Moonfall - Plotting Book! ,

You don't need an upgraded membership to be eligible to post your word count. None of the rules says that you have to post your writing to the site.

See excerpt from the rules: "Writers are expected to be honest about reporting their word counts and respectful of the rules and spirit of NaNoWriMo (this includes not fudging word counts, and not starting early or ending late). While Writers are not required to provide public access to their NaNo efforts, I reserve the right to request and privately review a copy of your manuscript if necessary to address any questions or concerns."

For the purpose of NaNoWriMo as well as our Write-A-Thon, you only need to put your actual (honest) word count into the site's NanoCounter in the left sidebar. This will help this activity to stay on track for yourself and your group, and most of all our gracious host Jeff