In which I give you permission to start your NaNoWriMo novel early…

Start early? Blasphemy! you say. That's against the official NaNoWriMo credo.

Yes, it is. But I tell you again, I think it's OK to start writing your NaNoWriMo novel early. And I'm personally giving you permission.

To start with, understand this doesn't mean that you can count any words you write early. You still have to write 50,000 words in November or in 30 days (if we're talking about Camp NaNoWriMo) so anything you write before the start of NaNo doesn't count towards that 50k. Counting...