Panic Time! How are you guys doing?

[jupitersings.livejournal.com]

Regardless of where you are we now have less than 48 hours until the official start of NaNoWriMo.

It is officially panic crunch time.

Are you ready? What type of last minute preparations are you doing? (if any)

Better yet, what type of shiny things have you found to help you procrastinate getting ready? Have you spent hours that were meant to be for plotting cruising tvtropes? Get online intending to research and plot but instead went on omegle to troll strangers? Or have you just sat down to start planning when... oh man... you suddenly feel so hungry and snackish that you have the odd desire to bake a cake!

Comments

[hylian_shadow]

Ready? Not at all. Between lots of real world distractions the last week and my Halloween stuff, I haven't even figured out what kind of story I'm going to be writing this year.

I'm not really panicking because there's nothing I can do about it. From the looks of it, come the 1st I'll be completely winging it.

[fenrischained.livejournal.com]

I'm alternating between procrastinating on homework and procrastinating on NaNo. GO ME!

[teithiwr.livejournal.com]

ME TOO. D:

[fenrischained.livejournal.com]

And I mean, geez, it's not like school's going to stop handing out homework through November, either. >_<

[teithiwr.livejournal.com]

Ugh, I know! I've got two exams in November, plus an intensive workshop course thing, plus I should really prepare for a couple of big projects coming up in December. Gah.

[orelle-peredhil.livejournal.com]

I know more or less what's going to happen (which is how I operate in general, writing-wise); my problem is never the big plot points, just the stuff in between. I have very vague character sketches and I'm planning on fleshing them out tomorrow, since I have the kick-off and a Halloween party to go to tonight. Ngh.

What I don't have is a title. Or even names, for chrissake. Titles I am universally rubbish at, but I really want one that I can put on my novel page on nano.org... gah!

As far as distractions go, well, let me see... sims, WoW (the death of all writing endeavors), the newest book in the Vorkosigan saga, feeding myself and my other half, work, lj, the nano forums... boy, some of those will have to go, and soon!

Let the plotting begin!

[psychedeliceyes.livejournal.com]

!!!!

I need to finish cleaning! I can't concentrate with my room all cluttered. D:

Got new candles, though.

[acidosaur.livejournal.com]

yeah, i'm pretty scared, ngl. i have a very rough outline but i'm just not feeling inspired by it :/

[givemefever.livejournal.com]

I have a few general plot ideas and no idea what I'll end up using.

I've been playing around on spaaze (http://www.spaaze.com/) to help me do some really rough brainstorming for several of them, but I really don't know which one I'll end up using this year. But spaaze is really fun :D

[thessalian.livejournal.com]

Everyone's going to hate me when I say this, but ... I'm ready. I'm gonna rock it this year. My outline's been finished for a month, and I'm planning an attempt at 75k despite the fact that I'm also moving to a new flat in November.

If it helps, though ... it's novel three of an ongoing series. That does kind of make it easier.

[upperclass-twit.livejournal.com]

I'm panicking. I'm prepared as prepared can be when it comes to plot and characters. I have all the major things planned out, with room for just enough twists and turns to make it interesting. I even know how I'm going to start the first scene.

But physically, I'm a wreck. I've spent the last six months in crippling physical pain, and I don't know that it's over, necessarily -- I could just be having one of my good periods before a huge crash. It's happened enough before that I know not to get cocky. I wonder. Am I strong enough to write every day for a month, even with a reduced wordcount goal? And then there's the fact that I haven't written in six months. I'm so rusty, my fingers need some WD-40.

OK, if anyone wants to join me, I'm going to hide under my bed in the fetal position. There will be cake.

[hooves.livejournal.com]

I'm not prepared at all! Instead of prepping I bought books today. YEAH.

[pomkeygeekange.livejournal.com]

I never plot. I never have any ideas. Or characters. And crucially this year I don't have the time.

But I have snacks and Cheerleaders.

Still going to attempt it though:)

[navyclementine.livejournal.com]

I have...a situation, maybe? And maybe a character? Or two?

AND NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING

AND A TERM PAPER DUE DECEMBER EIGHTH

;ALSDKJFA;LSDKJFA;SLDKHGA;LSKJDF;LASKDHG;ALSKDJF;ALSDKHG;ALS HELP MEEEEEE

[eat-brains.livejournal.com]

I'm actually more excited than panicked. I have a beginning and an end, and a bunch of other happenings that don't really have an order just yet. I know my characters well. Just need to do a bit of research on boarding schools and I`m good to go.

The only thing that kind of sucks is that most of my writing is going to have to happen while I`m at work. (I have a desk job where there are long stretches of time where I`m not *actually* working.) I hope I can get over the environment and actually get some writing done.

[twistedprince.livejournal.com]

I am totally not caring. Just breathing deep. Sloooow breathing. I usually map out my entire story with notecards and PANIC and this yeah I said, no. NO. I have my basic plot written out in my head, same with the characters. Then I'm going to wing it.

[dragonbloodink.livejournal.com]

I am so nervous, which is weird, because I wasn't at all last year. And I have my character, my plot and my worldbuilding largely done. I have no reason to be nervous, but I am. o.o

Today I steam-cleaned the carpets, did laundry and spent time with my family.

[st-aurafina.livejournal.com]

I am doing last minute plotting and also making muffins. It's a process.

[chibimarchy.livejournal.com]

I'm just excited at this point, because being consumed by NaNo will help me greatly deal with my fiance leaving for boot camp tomorrow *sob sob*.

I've got a rough plot written down, my characters mapped out, and ideas for certain scenes, but I'm kind of just going to go with what I think works as far as story flow goes. The only distraction I'll have is work, mostly, so I'm not too concerned, really.

[teithiwr.livejournal.com]

I'm nervous. Looks like there's going to be a load of other stuff going on in November too (dance association duties aaahgjgdhgdfh), so I'm just really worried that I won't be able to concentrate on my novel like I'd want to. :/

My main character is currently the only one that has a name. And my plot is pretty much All Over the Place.

Fffffuuuuuuuu