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That's great advice, Graham. I tend to write flash fiction in the weeks running up to nano. This helps to tune the writing senses and practise keyboard skills.
dakini (love the avatar) Nano is a great way to tune out the internal editor: you have to keep pushing forward and ignore anything you think could have been done better. The only year I succeeded to 50k I used the software "Write Or Die" coupled with an outline written in Word's Outline View. W.O.D keeps you writing by triggering different levels of punishment (depending on the setting) if you stop writing. The screen begins to turn red, then horrible sounds play. Or, in extreme modes, it begins eating your words. So you have to keep writing until you've written your word/time target. That internal critic doesn't stand a chance!
Have fun.
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