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Inspired by this post on the NaNo Forums, here is what I deem as must-have items during November:
- my NaNo outline (currently residing on a floppy disk; other notes are in a steno pad)
- a floppy disk or my USB drive to make frequent backups
- motivation to do my daily word count BEFORE reading the forums
- my PC (duh!). Some people choose to handwrite their entire NaNo. I think they're nuts. I might make notes or jot down scenes if I have no access to a computer, but the hard work will be done on my PC.
- supportive buddies from the NaNo site (and words of encouragement from my loyal blog readers, of course!)
- generic acetominophen, for when my arms and hands ache from typing and my body aches from sitting in an old, once-ergonomically correct computer chair
- U2 CDs to listen to while I write
- 9 hours of Sunday football (I can get a lot done while hubby watches and I sit there with my laptop, and we're still spending time together!)
- a blanket, for when I get cold because I haven't moved from in front of the computer for an hour or more
- my dial-up connection, so that I can logon to the internet and the phone will therefore be busy and won't ring to distract me
- plenty of water to drink when I'm thirsty, and working at the computer makes me very thirsty
- my copies of "Writing Down the Bones" and "Bird by Bird" to remind me to not take my first draft so seriously
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