NaNoWriMo: To-Do List
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It's now only 8 Days until NaNoWriMo! 8 days now until the big day! And because I like to do my lists, I'm going to compile one for you guys!
I feel like there's a little bit of a nagging: "why should we listen to this guy, he's never done NaNoWriMo before!" But quell those calls and I'll tell you why you should listen to me. Because I like to make lists…and also because I usually do all my writing within the space of a month, so although it's my first time doing NaNo, I've wrote three novels so far, each within the space of a month.
Now that I've bought your trust…I did buy it right? If not, then why are you still here? Hehe, just listen to the list! And I made a poster to refer to if you get stuck on what to do this week.
First of all, go on that all importing STATIONARY HUNT! I love pens, pencils, paper, erasers, sharpeners, highlighters, anything that you can buy in a stationary shop, I'll want! I have a weird stationary hoarding drawer where things go to die…but everyone needs one! Oh, almost missed it out on the list, but notepads, you can never have too many notepads!
Now, now we can Pop that Seed of Inspiration! When I say this, I do not condone drug use, unless that's your muse in which case, drug yourself responsibly, don't OD because the world is a great place with you in it! Hehe. So once we've got ourselves some inspiration…it's time for the next step.
Sating your Caffeine bug! Well, this isn't really a step; I think this is a necessary precaution for everyone, unless you're going caffeine free this NaNoWriMo, in which case, good luck. Whether it's coffee, tea, Red Bull, Pro Plus…be sensible! Ah, who am I trying to kid, but make sure you got at least 6 hours sleep a day, the rest of the time you can be caffeine coaxed and reliant.
These next two steps aren't in any real order, but you need to have some plan of what you're going to be doing and who you're going to be doing it with before you do it!
Climbing Inside Some People! You need people, and these people might shape your setting, or you might have a setting and that will shape your characters! Either way, you need some characters. I've wrote a blog about characters and characterization, why don't you check it out. [Characters] Also, this will be your only human interaction for the month, so be prepared to quit your social life while you're ahead! This is fair warning!
Get Your Ground! You can't just have bobbling heads on a white canvas now. You need a setting, a place for the people to walk around and interact with things. I always think of it a little bit like The Sims! But I've also wrote a blog about setting, so you can check that out as well if you like. [Setting]
Now that you have some characters and you've got some people. You need to ask yourself, what their story is and how you're going to write it. So perhaps you have this in the first place and built your characters and setting in and around it. Good for you. But if not, then you need to set The Flagpoles and jot down some plot points that you'll need to reach for the story to go on. Check my blog post on planning here [Planning]
It's best to Find Your Ambience now! How to change your mood at will to make writing come most naturally! You might like to sit in a dark room with a single candle flickering over your hands with no music at all. Or you might be into rock music and that's how you get your muse out of its shell. Whatever it is, do it, buy it, use it, listen to it! Enough to get 1,667 words down each day!
Unplug Yourself! Take out the Ethernet cable, disconnect yourself from the wireless! Don't be tempted to turn it back on because you need to use the online thesaurus or because you're wanting to check on NaNoWriMo, if you've decided that you're going to be writing, or fall into a vat of inspiration, you are not to touch the internet icon on your computer!
Save It! Save It! And then Save It again! Don't let your hard work go to waste! Not now, not ever! Buy a pen drive, USB, external hard drive etc. and save your writing in several places, don't let anything corrupt your files so make sure that your anti-virus is OKAY!
So that's my brutally forced to-do list! If you have any additions just write them in the comments box below and share them with us all!
Enjoy, NaNoWriMo-ers!
-Joseph
It's now only 8 Days until NaNoWriMo! 8 days now until the big day! And because I like to do my lists, I'm going to compile one for you guys!
I feel like there's a little bit of a nagging: "why should we listen to this guy, he's never done NaNoWriMo before!" But quell those calls and I'll tell you why you should listen to me. Because I like to make lists…and also because I usually do all my writing within the space of a month, so although it's my first time doing NaNo, I've wrote three novels so far, each within the space of a month.
Now that I've bought your trust…I did buy it right? If not, then why are you still here? Hehe, just listen to the list! And I made a poster to refer to if you get stuck on what to do this week.
First of all, go on that all importing STATIONARY HUNT! I love pens, pencils, paper, erasers, sharpeners, highlighters, anything that you can buy in a stationary shop, I'll want! I have a weird stationary hoarding drawer where things go to die…but everyone needs one! Oh, almost missed it out on the list, but notepads, you can never have too many notepads!
Now, now we can Pop that Seed of Inspiration! When I say this, I do not condone drug use, unless that's your muse in which case, drug yourself responsibly, don't OD because the world is a great place with you in it! Hehe. So once we've got ourselves some inspiration…it's time for the next step.
Sating your Caffeine bug! Well, this isn't really a step; I think this is a necessary precaution for everyone, unless you're going caffeine free this NaNoWriMo, in which case, good luck. Whether it's coffee, tea, Red Bull, Pro Plus…be sensible! Ah, who am I trying to kid, but make sure you got at least 6 hours sleep a day, the rest of the time you can be caffeine coaxed and reliant.
These next two steps aren't in any real order, but you need to have some plan of what you're going to be doing and who you're going to be doing it with before you do it!
Climbing Inside Some People! You need people, and these people might shape your setting, or you might have a setting and that will shape your characters! Either way, you need some characters. I've wrote a blog about characters and characterization, why don't you check it out. [Characters] Also, this will be your only human interaction for the month, so be prepared to quit your social life while you're ahead! This is fair warning!
Get Your Ground! You can't just have bobbling heads on a white canvas now. You need a setting, a place for the people to walk around and interact with things. I always think of it a little bit like The Sims! But I've also wrote a blog about setting, so you can check that out as well if you like. [Setting]
Now that you have some characters and you've got some people. You need to ask yourself, what their story is and how you're going to write it. So perhaps you have this in the first place and built your characters and setting in and around it. Good for you. But if not, then you need to set The Flagpoles and jot down some plot points that you'll need to reach for the story to go on. Check my blog post on planning here [Planning]
It's best to Find Your Ambience now! How to change your mood at will to make writing come most naturally! You might like to sit in a dark room with a single candle flickering over your hands with no music at all. Or you might be into rock music and that's how you get your muse out of its shell. Whatever it is, do it, buy it, use it, listen to it! Enough to get 1,667 words down each day!
Unplug Yourself! Take out the Ethernet cable, disconnect yourself from the wireless! Don't be tempted to turn it back on because you need to use the online thesaurus or because you're wanting to check on NaNoWriMo, if you've decided that you're going to be writing, or fall into a vat of inspiration, you are not to touch the internet icon on your computer!
Save It! Save It! And then Save It again! Don't let your hard work go to waste! Not now, not ever! Buy a pen drive, USB, external hard drive etc. and save your writing in several places, don't let anything corrupt your files so make sure that your anti-virus is OKAY!
So that's my brutally forced to-do list! If you have any additions just write them in the comments box below and share them with us all!
Enjoy, NaNoWriMo-ers!
-Joseph
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