We begin tonight.
I’m so excited. You could say this is my favorite time of the year.
It’s a new beginning at the end of the year. Very poetic.
What are your final NANO prep steps?
I made a list of the last 5 things I need to do before NANO starts, and I should have them all accomplished by midnight so I can open a new document and begin again…
1. Grocery List
I made a grocery list early in the month that I need to transfer to my phone
(pro tip: always keep your grocery list on your phone)
It’s full of nutritious and delicious snacks and meal ingredients for November. What are your NaNoWriMo essentials?
2. Research
This is it. the last little bit of looking stuff up or making notes on characters, settings, plot, and world. From here on out there will be nothing but writing forward, heedless of typos and technical difficulties. We will get the words.
3. Character Questionnaires
I need to go over these one more time. Last chance to fill in the blanks. It’s the part of prepping I hate most, so I tend to put it off, but they can be invaluable when I get stuck. If you want a copy, CONTACT ME.
4. Outline
Outline is another fill-in-the-blanks game, and I should have all the plot gaps sewn up before midnight tonight. Of course, they might not do any good…
It will be interesting to see how this month’s outline stacks up to the November 1st deluge. I can never predict what will happen when I start writing, but I will have all the plot points in place just in case.
Last chance to do all the writing things that are not writing.
5. Rewards
NaNoWriMo can probably be done without rewards, but I don’t recommend it. I have a system in place to reward myself every 10,000 words. The one I’m most excited about? Probably my Etsy cart. What about you? Do you reward yourself? Maybe a chocolate every 1667 words? Sounds pretty good, right?
See you on the other side!
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