#NaNoPrep

Ah, the last full week of October.

Actually, yesterday I was operating under the assumption that it was the 29th (which is actually a mistake I make on a regular basis - getting dates mixed up) and was going around like I can't believe October is almost over!!!! and everyone was all we still have a week left and then I realized I had skipped an entire week somehow.

Hold your horses, Julian, it's not time to start writing that novel yet.

Yes, I am excited about my NaNo Novel.  Beyond excited.  It is the last book in my trilogy, and I have been dreaming planning to write this for over two years.  I can recite entire scenes from memory that technically haven't been written yet.  So yeah, I'm really thrilled to be finally writing this book.  (So excited that I'm probably overusing all the -ly words...)

Here's the quick blurb:

The end is here.

There will be peace, or there will be death.

Two enemies, both seeking the death of the Telae, Raybir, and Marywyn the Villager, unite in an attempt to crush the uprisers, but they did not count on one thing: the bravery of those who follow God.

Marywyn and her companions, against terrible odds, rush to save their captured friends and put an end to the war.  But they did not count on betrayal.  Will God give them a victory, or will they lay down their lives for a future triumph they will never see?

I've been working on my synopsis, which went well until things didn't go well and now I have added much more to the story and forgotten to kill off a character I knew was going to die since the beginning and I can't believe dear little Marywyn is going to go through so much trauma and reach the end at last.

But my plan this NaNo is to...

(I'll give you a hint: it's not to reach 50K)

....to reach 50K and still have sanity, some form of cleanliness, and also be organized.

I mean, I've done lots of 50K-in-a-month deals.  And I tend to finish with a week or so left.  But I also usually have various word documents scattered around two laptops, a computer, three flash drives and a phone; not to mention having given up on teeth brushing, putting clothes away, and possibly even sleep itself.

So this year, I want to finish and still be on top of things.  *rubs hands together*  Let's see how this works...

What are your NaNo goals?  If you're not doing NaNo, or you still going to do some sort of challenge for yourself?