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Preparing for NaNoWriMo Part 2In my last journal, we discussed the best ways to prepare for NaNo and included a couple tips on how to make that writing go a little faster and smoother. Well, now it's time to discuss how to NOT fail at NaNoWriMo. Because just as there are some really grand ideas on how to prepare yourself and keep yourself on task during the month, there are also going to be those times of self doubt and using excuses to not write. For NaNo, any of those excuses are completely unacceptable [well, except for life threatening excuses - those are allowed].
So once again, I reached out to the Lit Community to find out exactly why other deviants failed at NaNo, or what they found to NOT work for them and compiled it all together in a pretty little list like last time.
What Not to Do

Don't get sucked in Wikipedia, TVtropes or any other sites like that. In fact turn off your WiFi so the internet isn't a distraction. All your research

Preparing for NaNoWriMo Part 1We may only be one week into October, but November and NaNoWriMo is just around the corner. If you've never heard of it, NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month. That means in the span of thirty days, participants will write 50,000 words.
That's:

1,667 words per day if they're writing every day.

2,273 words per day if they're only writing on weekdays.

6,250 words per day if they're only writing on weekends.
Either way it's a pretty hefty feat, and not something to walk into unprepared. Even if you're a "by the seat of your pants" type of writer.
So this year, instead of doing a basic what is NaNo and who's going to participate in it journal, we're gonna switch it up and give you some pointers on what you should be doing and what you definitely shouldn't be doing before and during NaNo.
The best place to get advice is from the people that have tried NaNo. Notice how I didn't say "and succeeded?" T

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Oblivion!

by *AndreeWallin, Dec 7, 2012, 1:16:49 PM
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Here's the teaser poster I did in collaboration with Universal and Joseph Kosinski for Oblivion! ( And here's the trailer! [link] )

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~nuevemonos Apr 14, 2013 Professional Digital Artist

Congrats!! Amazing artwork!

~Chocolate-Waterfall Jan 7, 2013 Student Writer

Brillant poster! Actually been pretty excited about this movie since stumbling upon the trailer, so that + your artwork = going to be an amazing film.

~iluvstix44 Dec 31, 2012

What an amazing opportunity! Looks great

Congratulations!

~agitpop Dec 27, 2012

man, just saw the trailer at the movies and came home and started googling. no surprise to see you are behind it. i knew you must be onto something big, cuz you gone kinda quiet the last few years.

poster and trailer look amazing. when will you get to post more stuff from the project? your fans await! congratulations