NaNoWriMo

Hi Everyone!  As I hope you know it is Auguest 27 which means todays topic is pretty far away.  However it is such a unique time that I feel like talking about it.

For all of you who don't know what NaNoWriMo is it is a month-long writing extraviganza where you try to write 50,000 words in 30 days.  To achieve this goal you have to write 1,667 words a day every day in November. Yesterday I decided to try writing 1,667 words to see how it felt and it was very...tirering. To understand how big that number is I now have three and a half pages written and it took me at least an hour...maybe 2.

I know what you're thinking Why did they choose NOVEMBER!! November is such a busy month. And that's true but there really isn't a single month that isn't busy! Think about it. Most months have at least one holiday and maybe you wouldn't rather be writing while the turkey is in the oven but it's better to do it then instead of when it's hot and muggy or when you are listening to Joy to the World for the millionth time.

I haven't done NaNoWriMo yet so I'm probably not the perfect person for tips but I'll tell you what I know.

(1) STOP looking at the word counter!Yes I know it is hard but you should go for a good hour before you check your word counter. 
(2) Find Friends! Find writing buddies to keep you going. People to discuss your story to is one of the biggest helps when you need to write 20,000 more words.
(3) PLAN PLAN PLAN!Don't sit down at you computer and spend November 1st trying to figure out what in the world you are writing about.
(4) When all else fails just type! One of my favorite books that I'm writing started by me just putting the first sentence I thought of on paper.
(5) Are you still out of ideas? What about Fan Fiction? Fan Fiction is a fairly easy style because the story is practally set up before you start.
(6) Go Online! Don't forget that the internet is here to help.  If you ever need something, that's what google is for!

I hope this will help some of you out and make NaNoWriMo easier.