It’s not too late! NaNoWriMo.org

Charles Dickens, in a note now lying before me, alluding to an examination I once made of the mechanism of Barnaby Rudge, says—”By the way, are you aware that Godwin wrote his Caleb Williams backwards? He first involved his hero in a web of difficulties, forming the second volume, and then, for the first, cast about him for some mode of accounting for what had been done.”

The Philosophy Of Composition

NaNoWriMo Blogs

The following is a short list of other blogs with NaNoWriMo content. The top few are listed below, and after the jump are about 50 more.

Yzabel @ NaNoWriMo 2005 updated 18 hours ago
NaNoWriMo jhawkins 2005 updated 23 Oct 2005
Nanowrimo ‘05 Podcast updated 18 Oct 2005
NaNoWriMo 2005: The Aegis Prologue updated 12 Sep 2005
Nanowrimo Brisbane updated 17 May 2005
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Most likely you sit behind a desk clicking away at a computer all day, and if you are participating in NaNoWriMo this month you will likely spend double the normal amount of time at your PC.

You can keep snacks (hot pockets, crackers, chips, etc.) with you at your desk to stave of starvation, and you can keep iTunes up and running the entire time for entertainment. But what are you supposed to do about exercise? They don’t make microwaveable exercise, but eHow has a nifty article on how to exercise while sitting down.
How to Exercise While Sitting at Your Computer

RoughDraft now at v 3.0
Tranglos KeyNote
WordWeb Free Thesaurus

For all those folks out there putting together stories (including the participants of the National Novel Writing Month), here’s a handy little Hipster PDA (3″x5″) set I call the Plot Pack. It includes the following:

1. Story Idea - A place to get started. Jot down your summary, characters, time and places. You can back it with a…
2. Story - A simple note-style template that you can use stand-alone or to back any other card, such as the Story Idea or Character ones.
3. Plot Point - An old tried-and-true method of constructing your plot. Use the top part of the card to write down a sentence describing the plot point or milestone. Rearrange the cards until the order satisfies you. Then use the details part of the card to flesh out the plot point to take into account the cards surrounding it. Use the back for notes, sketches, etc.
4. Storyboard (Single) - A storyboard-style card who prefer to lay out their story visually. A notes/annotation section is included. Also great for filmmakers, videographers, comic book illustrators, and so forth.
5. Storyboard (Double) - Same as above, but with two storyboard panes in lieu of note space.
6. Character - Note your character’s role and physical, mental, social and spiritual attributes. Back by a Story template to relate his or her history, milestones, hopes, fears, desires, dislikes, etc..
7. Item - This rather ambiguous card is there for everything else. Use it for settings, backstories and subplots, geneological relationships, story props, snatches of dialogue, geographical notes, inspirational quotes, or anything else not served by the other cards.

D*I*Y Planner Plot Pack (Hipster PDA)
via [Angela Booth’s Writing Blog]