Why isn’t it November yet? A NaNoWriMo post

This happened to me last year too: A month and a half before NaNoWriMo begins and I get the urge to write a new story. The idea is there and it’s clear. I like it, I see this being a fun story to write. And it was from the seed I originally planted in the back of my mind to sprout in time for NaNo. I blame my forced bed rest during August for it’s early bloom. When you can’t really do much but sit and watch TV, read books, and maybe attempt some editing when not entirely drained, your mind has a lot of time to rest and still absorb. The only problem is now I have over a month to wait and hope that this idea doesn’t wither (It happens to me more than I care to admit.)

What does one do when waiting for November with a fresh story in your head? Take copious notes, for one. Hack apart another story for another. Hope that I can do both for long enough that I don’t jump the gun and start writing like I did last year. At least then I had two ideas and I jumped on the one that nagged to be written the most.

What do you do if you have an early NaNoWriMo idea begging to be written.