6 productive writing things to do while waiting for NaNoWriMo to start

I don’t know about you but there are still a few hoursleft to go before National Novel Writing Month starts in my neck of the woods and for some time zones there are many hours left before the starting pistol. But instead of sitting here chomping at the bit like a lunatic, here are five useful things you can do in this time before you actually start writing your novel.

Pick out character names. Remember how I said not to bother naming your characters? Well that was because it’s a waste of tim...