Here is a list of things you should not be doing if you would like to do well during the insane writing flurry that is National Novel Writing Month (in no particular order):
- Read about how to write
- Play online games (like FETD 2 @ Casual Collective)
- Neglect your blog
- Spend too much time maintaining your blog
- Nap
- Drink too much caffeine (the crash hurts)
- Don’t drink enough caffeine (see #5)
- Forget to feed your cat
- Watch movies (time suck)
- Look at other people’s word count if you are prone to Word Count Envy
- Neglect the NaNoWriMo Forums
- Spend too much time at the NaNoWriMo Forums
- Forget to attend a write-in where caffeine is present (see #7)
- Edit (I’m stealing your Backspace keys if you do)
- Read this list instead of writing.
Now go, shoo! Write!
