NaNo prep 2013 Day 28 bonus

Procrastination list

Procrastination List: Write a list of all the things you tend to do to procrastinate and establish a writing schedule for the month of November.

What do I tend to do to procrastinate? Well . . . Scroll for starters! *glares* Facebook is a huge time suck for me. Also reading (what a terrible thing for a writer to do, eh). And, honestly, just staring into space.

So what will I do to make sure I get my writing done this month? It’s all about the scheduling! Thankfully, I don’t have a trip planned for the beginning of the month, as I did two years ago. Not that traveling slowed me down, but it added a level of anxiety to the beginning of the month.

Vulturized from last year’s prep is my procrastination list:

1. Spending time in scroll
2. Spending time on Facebook
3. Spending time reading
4. Shopping
5. Traveling
6. being distracted by children
7. inability to concentrate
8. background noise

Goal: 1667 words per day will reach my goal of 50,000 by the end of the month

• get noise dampening earplugs
• print out everything from prep


And here’s my calendar for NaNoWriMo 2013!

November 1 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school – 2 hours (9 to 11 AM);

November 2 – Saturday - hide in room to write? Write while Bob takes kids out? Library?

November 3 – Sunday - hide in room to write? Write while Bob takes kids out? Library?

November 4 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school – 2 hours (9 to 11 AM); Soph to library after school?

November 5 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school – 2 hours (9 to 11 AM)

November 6 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school – 2 hours (9 to 11 AM); early release – 1:30 for Jake, 1:50 for Sophie

November 7 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school (9 to 11AM); celebrate completion of first week by going to Swirl for Trivia?

SHOULD HAVE 12,500 WORDS WRITTEN BY NOW

November 8 – No school; hide in room to write with fan and earplugs? Library?

November 9 – Saturday - hide in room to write? Write while Bob takes kids out of house? Library? Evening food & wine pairing hosted by Kevin and Michael 6 PM – prep a pairing if time permits?

November 10 – Sunday; write while Bob takes kids out of house? Hide in bedroom? Library?

November 11 – NO SCHOOL; hide in bedroom to write? Library?

November 12 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school – 2 hours (9 to 11 AM); Sophie Dr Marcel 4 PM, Jake eye Dr 4:30 PM, Sophie eye Dr 5 PM

November 13 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school – 2 hours (9 to 11 AM); early release – Jake 1:30 PM, Sophie 1:50 PM

November 14 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school (9 to 11 AM)

November 15 write in AM after dropping kids off at school (9 to 11 AM); Sophie Drama club movie after school?

SHOULD HAVE 25,000 WORDS BY NOW

November 16 – Saturday; hide in bedroom? Write while Bob takes kiddos out of the house?

November 17 – Sunday; hide in bedroom? Write while Bob takes kiddos out of the house?

November 18 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school (9 to 11 AM); Sophie 3 PM dentist appt (reschedule for a later in the day appt?)

November 19 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school (9 to 11 AM)

November 20 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school (9 to 11 AM); early release Jake 1:30, Sophie 1:50 PM

November 21 –write in AM after dropping kids off at school (9 to 11 AM); trivia at Swirl?

SHOULD HAVE 37,500 WORDS BY NOW

November 22 – write in AM after dropping kids off at school (9 to 11 AM)

November 23 – Saturday; hide in bedroom to write or write while Bob takes kiddos out of the house

November 24 – Sunday; hide in bedroom to write or write while Bob takes kiddos out of the house

November 25 – NO SCHOOL – hide in bedroom to write, or go to the library

November 26 – NO SCHOOL – hide in bedroom to write, or go to the library

November 27 – NO SCHOOL – hide in bedroom to write, or go to the library; first night of Hanukkah!

November 28 – NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING! Hide in bedroom to write between prepping for Thanksgiving dinner; second night of Hanukkah!

SHOULD HAVE 46,500 WORDS BY NOW

November 29 – NO SCHOOL – hide in bedroom to write; third night of Hanukkah!

November 30 – Saturday – hide in bedroom to write; fourth night of Hanukkah! – FINISH NANOWRIMO!!!!!!