nanowrimo_lj | (no subject)

I have an issue in real life that will disrupt my Nano and I'd like some advice on how I should proceed.

On November 1st, I have a Japanese student coming to stay with me for twelve days. I'll effectively be loosing half of November.

My friend,

shinabu, also in the same position is starting her Nano next week which is something that I really don't want to have to do. I know it wouldn't feel the same if I broke into my word count early.

My options as I see them are,

i) Work whenever I can. Late nights, early mornings, whenever I can find my way to an Internet café in between. The thing I'm worried most about with this is being much too tired to enjoy what I think is a really excellent opportunity. I want to make the most of my time with my exchange partner.

ii) Not start until the eighteenth. It would mean 4000 words a night at least. November is a busy month for a lot of reasons. I'm not sure how realistic this option is.

iii) There's always next year.

Any advice at all would be great. Feel free to Donate a Character even though I may not be able to use them.