With only 16 more days until the madness begins, we simply must consider the key to winning Nano:
Survival Kits!
Do you pack one? What's in it? Does it change each year?
Ideas to start us off:
✓ Notebooks or Software? Favourite Type of Notebook or stationary?
✓ Calendars, Time Management Tricks 'n Hacks
✓ Word War Buddies, Team Cheer Us On! Do you have regular folks to root you on?
✓ Junk Food! {That's what everyone's secretly thinking!}
✓ A Detailed, Embellished Reward System
✓ Any other Top Secret Arsenal?
The Munchies & Rewards!
I use Scrivener. *romantic sigh of adoration* Details on that is a romance story for another time. I have coloured pens, spiral spined notebooks, sticky tabs & coloured cue cards. But I don't use these as often as others for some reason.
My #1 Best Tip: I also keep notes/summaries on what I wrote for each day. That's the most important for me otherwise I lose track & have to read what I've written. A nano no-no. It opens the door so Charolette can enter with all her editorial criticism. Charolette's my inner critic, she's vacationing in Siberia until January.
Word Wars! I have a regular comrade on FB who's a heavy hitter in the US. She beats me every time. But this year, her keyboard is on the fritz so I have a chance! 3 or 4 of those and I can reach my word count for the day. 10 or 20 if I'm really behind!
The good stuff, we all know nano's just an excuse to binge on junk food! I have coffee, maybe a glass or box of wine and brownies. The brownies are also from a box. I just have to procrastinate, add water & an egg, bake then eat. Delicious break food that's also a distraction.
Rewards, I saw some awesome ones online where folks tier them. I haven't thought about rewards as much. I'm probably too full of brownies & coffee to be overly concerned! But it's sure an interesting idea to focus more on this year. Maybe I can dial back on the calories & go for something more concrete & lasting? Who am I fooling? I've still got Rudolf muffin papers saved from 1964!
So, a new-to-me book is in there for sure. Maybe something from Lush? There's a new chocolate store in town, maybe their coffee flavoured chocolate bar can be 5,000 words? Musing, musing. The rewards are a great time to support some locally owned businesses after all!
✓ 5,000 words = Coffee Chocolate Bar
✓ 10,000 words = Loose Leaf Tea
✓ 25,000 words = Artisans @ the Farmer's Market
✓ 30,000 words = Bring Husband on a Date.
✓ 45,000 words = Order only a dessert from a local restaurant!
✓ 50,000 words = The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for Jame's Joyce's Ulysses By Kevin Birmingham
Well, I've just spent a bit of time crafting this fun post. *blush* I've giggled a lot while writing it. I hope you did too! Are your Nano experiences a bit similar? Have you thought of these things as much as me? What are some fun rewards that you're going for?
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Do you pack one? What's in it? Does it change each year?
Ideas to start us off:
✓ Notebooks or Software? Favourite Type of Notebook or stationary?
✓ Calendars, Time Management Tricks 'n Hacks
✓ Word War Buddies, Team Cheer Us On! Do you have regular folks to root you on?
✓ Junk Food! {That's what everyone's secretly thinking!}
✓ A Detailed, Embellished Reward System
✓ Any other Top Secret Arsenal?
The Munchies & Rewards!
I use Scrivener. *romantic sigh of adoration* Details on that is a romance story for another time. I have coloured pens, spiral spined notebooks, sticky tabs & coloured cue cards. But I don't use these as often as others for some reason.
My #1 Best Tip: I also keep notes/summaries on what I wrote for each day. That's the most important for me otherwise I lose track & have to read what I've written. A nano no-no. It opens the door so Charolette can enter with all her editorial criticism. Charolette's my inner critic, she's vacationing in Siberia until January.
Word Wars! I have a regular comrade on FB who's a heavy hitter in the US. She beats me every time. But this year, her keyboard is on the fritz so I have a chance! 3 or 4 of those and I can reach my word count for the day. 10 or 20 if I'm really behind!
The good stuff, we all know nano's just an excuse to binge on junk food! I have coffee, maybe a glass or box of wine and brownies. The brownies are also from a box. I just have to procrastinate, add water & an egg, bake then eat. Delicious break food that's also a distraction.
Rewards, I saw some awesome ones online where folks tier them. I haven't thought about rewards as much. I'm probably too full of brownies & coffee to be overly concerned! But it's sure an interesting idea to focus more on this year. Maybe I can dial back on the calories & go for something more concrete & lasting? Who am I fooling? I've still got Rudolf muffin papers saved from 1964!
So, a new-to-me book is in there for sure. Maybe something from Lush? There's a new chocolate store in town, maybe their coffee flavoured chocolate bar can be 5,000 words? Musing, musing. The rewards are a great time to support some locally owned businesses after all!
✓ 5,000 words = Coffee Chocolate Bar
✓ 10,000 words = Loose Leaf Tea
✓ 25,000 words = Artisans @ the Farmer's Market
✓ 30,000 words = Bring Husband on a Date.
✓ 45,000 words = Order only a dessert from a local restaurant!
✓ 50,000 words = The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for Jame's Joyce's Ulysses By Kevin Birmingham
Well, I've just spent a bit of time crafting this fun post. *blush* I've giggled a lot while writing it. I hope you did too! Are your Nano experiences a bit similar? Have you thought of these things as much as me? What are some fun rewards that you're going for?
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