NANO EVE...

...almost!

For those of you who've known be a while, it comes as no surprise how much I loathe Halloween. Even if it didn't have nefarious beginnings, I'd still never send my kids out begging for candy, nor do I enjoy all the ugly decorations that abound. For years we've ignored the night, laying low, waiting for it to pass.

This time I'll be ready to rock it out because tomorrow night isn't just Halloween, it's NANO Eve. There are a few things I must have in place to get the month off to a great start:

*Chocolate.....check

*Caffeine in abundance.....check

*Healthy munchies.....check

*Story.....check

*Plot.....uh oh

After I get through chapter 3, I may resort to the silly and random writing prompts provided on the NANO site. Hey, it's ok if it's rough because it's a rough draft! I had also hoped to finish the project I'm working on now before tomorrow, but that, dear friends, is so not going to happen. I came close.

Here's the crazy thing--the story I'll be working on is a full length. That means instead of the 1667 words per day to win NANO, I'm really shooting for 2800-3000. This is a huge stretch for me, because on a typical good day I write around 2000. I look at it this way, the first time I did it, 1667 words was a giant leap and showed me what was possible. (Of course, the novel I produced was, quite possible, the worst piece of fiction EVER. Which reminds me, I need to find the hard copy and burn it.)

What are you favorite writing props? What do you have to have in order to pound out the words? If you write with a floppy hat, wearing pajamas and burning incense, do tell....