Ideas, Outlines, and NaNo: Part 1

There are only three months left to prepare for the November NaNo.

Sometimes I can look at that and think 'No problem; I've got one outline and all I need to do is whip up one or two more and I'm set.'

Then there are days like today.

Outline?  You mean come up with story things?  Plot?  Characters?  World building?

AAAIIIIEEE.

The truth is that I usually love all the pre-work to