Quick NaNo Update

... dropping in between writing JavaScript code for class and eating dinner - and then, hopefully, getting some wordage in today! ...
So, yesterday, the first day of NaNo, wasn't too good for me.  Long story short, I only wrote 267 words :(  NOT a great start to the month!  But, I have planned the first 2 scenes in my story and have high hopes!

More NaNo news, quick excerpts, and most likely some Liquid Story Binder vs. Scrivener for Windows comparisons to come!

NaNo Checklist

There are only 7 hours left until the beginning of NaNoWriMo!  In preparation, I've been getting my writing space ready.  The following preparations have been made today.  And, I must say, I've been slowly getting ready so I did not wait until the last minute.  Yet I still felt rushed.  Regardless:

• vacuumed carpet in my office
• finished cleaning my desk area
• put in 3 new light bulbs so I don't feel like a shut-in
• made a series of Do Not Disturb signs and door hangers - Genius in Progress, If You're Not in My Novel, Don't Bother!, and a simple Not Now, I'm Writing!
• bought writing gloves - yes, gloves for writing; my carpal tunnel braces are too awkward so I like to wear compression sleeves to help with swelling and pain from all that typing.  I needed new ones, so this year I am trying actual winter elbow-length fingerless gloves.  We'll see how it works.  When not at the desk, the braces will definitely be on!
• found a comfy pillow to pad my cheap leather chair - sadly, I had to throw out my awesome orange/multicolored one with words like Create, Dream, Imagine, etc. on it.
• In lieu of my inspiring pillow, I PhotoShopped a desktop wallpaper (though in hindsight, I won't be seeing it much because I'll be writing). 
• made a basic playlist for this novel, which I'm sure I'll add to as the month progresses
• Got my No Plot? No Problem! book and writing kit set out
• charged up two sets of rechargeable batteries for my mouse
• learned the basics of Scrivener, though I'm not sure if I want to try it or still use Liquid Story Binder like I do for everything else
• panicked :)

For, you see, I have no plot.  I know Chris Baty says "No plot? No problem!" but I still need something to go on.  I plan on continuing some (deliberately) loose threads from Providence and know what 2 new characters I am introducing... but that's about it.


Luckily for me, my awesome writing buddy and Beta reader, Mandy, and I are going to work on plots for both our novels - right after we scour the Internet for images of our characters.  This could take a while :)

My funky wallpaper for my desktop.  For my Netbook, it's a word count calendar I found on a NaNo forum.