To help make an as smooth as possible NaNoWriMo experience I am following some advice I read on the NaNo site and also from duolit here. I've made an outline and doing so has made me realize that there are some holes in my story arc. Places where the narrative might slow down too much or just plain fall apart. Luckily this is in the latter part of the book, and I may be able to remedy this as I go along, or maybe the story will work itself out as I get there.
The other thing I have been doing for prep is to re-read a book I bought for my daughter (who is a much better writer than me) some time ago. Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly by Gail Carson Levine. I found this book useful as a basic writers' manual the first time I read it. Although it is aimed at young writers, and I am by no means young by age anymore, writer-me's age is comparable to a teenager. So I still find it gave me some of the basic pointers that a "young" writer needs. I'm about a third of the way in with plans to finish reading it tonight.
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