Preparations!!!

I have all my details set, like main characters, setting and plots of separate chapters.
But I'm not 18 yet so I'm doing the YWP and my goal is only 11k because I don't believe in myself that much.

I'm not eighteen either, but I completed the entire 50k last year! It was pretty tough, but it is completely possible. I have so much faith in you to not only crush your goal, but also go above and beyond your expectations aklsdjf

Back with another random question. Since I feel like recognizing weakness and strengths is an important skill.

What do you feel like your strength is in writing? What do you find constantly falling short in your writing, and do you plan to use this November to improve it? How do you overcome challenges?

My strength I would say is a message. I love weaving metaphors and consistent themes throughout. I love symbolism so much. Imagery and character building/arcs are also big strengths of mine.

My weakness…. ooohg. That probably has to be syntax and not starting every sentence with a pronoun ;-; I'm trying though and I'm slowly getting better aksdlf

yeah, it's hard to get started but here's some tips!

• find what you want to write and decide how you want to
  This can be a short story that's been circulating around in your head or even a fanfiction that you've been wanting to write for the past little while! (I wrote a fanfic last year and it's one of my greatest achievements!) Hell, the plot doesn't even have to be that great. If you want, you can fly by the seat of your pants. I know of a bunch of NaNo writers who had the vaguest plot and characters imaginable and just went for it. If you just found out about this recently, I think the "Winging It" approach might be best for you. There are some writers who plan out months in advance and others who, well, wing it! In the next few days, you can try bullet plotting to get a semblance of plot!
• make sure you have time
  NaNo is a large commitment for the entire month of November. If you're going to be busy for a lot of it, you should probably lower your goal to something more manageable like 20k or 15k! There's absolutely nothing wrong with a smaller goal.
• plan, or not!
  Like I said earlier, you can try out bullet plotting and that's just literally writing down plot events in chronological order. You don't have to be specific with the plot points as long as you have some idea what's going to happen within them. There's still a few days left before NaNo starts so you can easily pound out some plot on a google doc or piece of notebook paper. Or, if you're into winging it, just go for it as soon as NaNo starts.
• get a head start
  In early November you have a ton of motivation for the project, but as the month goes on, it will without a doubt dwindle. I always recommend writing as much as you can in the early days of November without getting burnt out. Not only will this give you a cushion for future dates, but it will also help you get a feel for the intense writing and see if you should raise or lower your goal.

and those are some of the tips I have!! happy writing and I hope you figure out if you want to participate or not

as ready as I can be aldskjf I have 32 hours until Nov. 1st so that's 32 hours to get as much as I can done!!!

Is everyone ready?

Ready-ish. I finally decided that I'm going to just bounce back and forth between different projects, and hopefully finally finish something. I have so many NaNo projects that I've started but never finished and the thought of starting another WIP to collect dust in my Google Drive is a little overwhelming. Plus I feel like I've barely written anything this year. I still don't really feel ready, and maybe that's just because usually at this point I'm outlining and such but I don't really need to do that this year.
I was kinda hoping to finally start on the prequel to one of my other stories that I mentioned earlier but I haven't done any outlining for it, and since I'm planning on it being not in chronological order I feel like I'd have to be really organized since I've never written anything like that. I may start it if I get caught up with some of my other stories but I honestly don't see that happening.

we got this!!! good luck to you all!!