: Re: I'm not a great pantser; what kind of preparation do I need for NaNoWriMo? I'm very appreciative of NaNoWriMo's "your first step is writing a crappy first draft" credo, and I like the motivation

Do I need to go as far as doing all the prep and planning I would for a "regular" novel-writing effort?

It depends. If you really just want to develop the daily habit of sitting down and spitting out words, then you don't need any planning at all.

If you want a usable draft at the end--one that you can revise into something that meets your usual standard--and you usually do some planning, then you probably need to do that same planning for NaNoWriMo. Nano would at least give you a deadline for getting that prep work done.

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