NaNoWriMo Check List
I got this from the NaNo forum. . . (thanks C.J.)
With five days left, do you have...
[ ] a title?
[X] a plot (however vague)?
[ ] and/or a tagline/synopsis?
[X] main characters?
[X] minor characters?
[ ] an emotional relationship/connection with your characters?
[ ] a beginnning?
[ ] a middle?
[ ] an end?
[ ] a setting/settings?
[ ] the climax?
[ ] the resolution?
[ ] a dictionary and/or thesaurus stationed nearby?
[X] a bottomless coffee mug for inducing insomnia?
[X] a notebook for when you can't access your computer?
[ ] a word count goal higher than 50K?
[X ] pliers with with to cut your internet connection to prevent distraction?
[ ] muses to keep your imagination sparked?
[X] an inner pep talker?
[X]an outer support system / someone to nag you?
[X] a writing buddy (official or unofficial)?
[ ] a cage to lock your inner editor in (only for a month)?
[X] a pause button for your social life (if you had one to begin with)?
[ ] a reward if you reach your goal?
[ ] a consolation prize if you don't?
[ ] motivation?
[X] negative emotions (stress, panic, fear, etc.)?
[X] positive emotions (happiness, excitement, eagerness, etc.)?
[X] time?
[X] INSANITY
[X] chocolate or other dessert