It's NaNoWriMo eve and I'm busy preparing for the maelstrom to come, so here is a favorite post from last year that will hopefully prove useful to you as we stand on the brink of November...
October is the calm before the NaNoWriMo storm. Having lived in Houston all of my life, I'm no stranger to battening down the hatches. Like clock work, we get together bottled water, canned goods, and other non perishables as each new hurricane season approaches. We go through a laundry list to make sure that if all of a sudden a depression pops up in the gulf, so we won't be up the creek when the masses make a run for the grocery.
In this same fashion, I created a NaNoWriMo survival kit in preparation for a month of writing with literary abandon. Putting everything together before the tempest strikes will save me from wasting time on midnight runs for NaNo necessities. The kit includes (see pic above):
And last but not least, my furry minions of doom:
the big one told me that on the days I didn't meet my word count goal, he would poop on the carpet. He's a 92 pound Lab/Elephant/German Shepherd mix, so I take that threat very seriously.
What would you add to the survival kit list?
Cute post. Good luck on making your quotas.
lol awesome blog. I will definitely take some of the tips with me. Especially, the whiskey in the coffee. A fav.
Shanna
www.somekindoffunky.blogspot.com
I would add: eye drops and a five hr energy drink.
I don't participate in NaNo, but admire the commitment other writers bring to it. I love your Cheering Squad in the 2nd photo there :)
Ohhh, I miss the goat! and the dogs, lol.