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Originally Posted by dakini
Hi.
I've been wanting to do Nano for a while, but Oct-Nov is the busy time of the year at work. I think I'm finally going to try it this year; I have an idea that has been tumbling around in my head for about a month, and I feel I ought to start working on it or else I'll forget it. Not sure what to expect of such a crazy deadline.
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If you can find time to put an outline together, that really helps with NaNo. It gives you a scaffold so that when you sit down to write you're not wasting time searching for what comes next, which is vital if you're also trying to fit in a full-time job.
If you've not done it before it would also be worth a few practise sessions over this weekend. 1,667 words a day is harder from a standing start and it's disheartening to be behind the goal from the outset.
The two previous occasions that I've done NaNoWriMo I've been between contracts, like I am now, with a lot of spare time.
I am in awe of people who manage this while also working full-time, but many thousands of people do achieve it. Respect!
Graham