Preparation

I'm really getting into the mood for Nano. Never having done this befor I'm not quite sure what to do so have set up my own guidelines.

This last week has been spent doing he ground work, creating characters and giving them each a history. This I found a fun thing to do, does my MC have green eyes or brown, what sort of complexion. What sort of job, who are the parents, are there any children, how about if the can drive a car, whose there best friend - so many questions.

Once the MC has been created I have moved onto all the others and no doubt as I begin on the 1st November there will be a few more added as my creative juices begin to flow (well that's the plan)

Next I've begun to start outliningthe chapters, not sure how many there will be and how many words per chapter but at this stage its the fun of creating a beginning, middle and end. Hopefully by the start of next month I shall be ready although I can see it all going out the window from day one so I am going to have to be strict with myself.

So the countdown begins. I also hope to complete a couple of more stories for comps and subbing before the end of October so it looks as though I'm going to be pretty busy.

Roll on the 1st December, by then I might have the bones of a novel.