REGISTERED FOR NANOWRIMO TODAY: How many abandoned novels have I had over the years? Four? Five? So we'll see if anything comes of this. Maybe I've reached the point where desire to get something done overcomes the sinking feeling that what's coming out is crap.

How does one train for NaNoWriMo? Do you read a lot, or do you write a lot? The latter I'm guessing--I mean you wouldn't watch football games to practice for the upcoming season. Reading should be supplemental, like watching film in the coach's office.