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Writer's pictureBrianna Thompson

Preptober Checklist

Hello and a very sunny October day to you all!!



Welcome to Preptober everyone!


If you're a plotter, it’s that time where every bit of information you think you may need is gathered and the nightmares of what may come this NaNoWriMo set in. If you’re a pantser then you’re on the other side of the spectrum, beginning to consider the endless possibilities of what it might be you’ll be working on this November while sipping coffee/tea/coco/spirits as you watch the rest of us run around like chickens with our heads pulled off. Regardless of where you stand on the spectrum there is use in this checklist for you.


Let us kick this Preptober off with a bang and dive right into my handy-dandy checklist.


Announce novel


Outline novel

Stepping stones

Chapter breakdown

Scene building


Develop characters

Character Profiles

Secondary character profiles

Character images

Name List


Research

Setting images

Wweapons

Government

Environment

Clothing

Food

Wounds


World building

World building worksheets

Maps

Setting images


Get your tools ready

Scrivener/Word/Other Writing Program

Headphones

Notebooks

Sticky notes

Sticky pads

Prompt sheets

Sharpies

Candles

Playlist(s)

Snacks

Drinks


Rewards

Create tracking calendar

Create reward system


Meal plan


Join NaNo forum


Snuggle my hubby because once November arrives I shall disappear into my writing den and he shall enjoy a full month of video games


Annnnd there you have it, my handy-dandy checklist designed to help me and anyone else out there make it through Preptober and NaNoWriMo.

Below you can find some of my favorite resources for character sheets, world building sheets, and more!


Next week is some Author Confession, so we’ll get to jump into my writerly mind once again. See you all then!



~*~ Happy reading and writing to all and to all a good day ~*~





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