I think one of the rules is that you start fresh on Nov 1 - no pre-existing pages.
The one story I had started and gotten up to 6,000 words, decided it Just Wasn't Working and stripped away 5,000 of those, completely reworked the plot and had to figure out the terrain for an entire region of a planet and make a detailed map. Time to get started again, though if I used that, I wouldn't count that 950 words toward the total.
The other story is nothing but sketchy notes, not even an outline and that might be the one I go with if I do this.
As for migraines - Excedrine is a life saver. If I can get to that in time, then I can nip it in the bud and not need Fioricet OR a nap. Unfortunately, the migraines brought on by weather change - especially a pressure change like the cold front that move through yesterday or a sudden thunderstorm - are damn near unstoppable. The best I can do is get home while I can still see and crash for a few hours. Ugh. I'll have to check my health food store for that Origins Peace of Mind you mentioned.
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The one story I had started and gotten up to 6,000 words, decided it Just Wasn't Working and stripped away 5,000 of those, completely reworked the plot and had to figure out the terrain for an entire region of a planet and make a detailed map. Time to get started again, though if I used that, I wouldn't count that 950 words toward the total.
The other story is nothing but sketchy notes, not even an outline and that might be the one I go with if I do this.
As for migraines - Excedrine is a life saver. If I can get to that in time, then I can nip it in the bud and not need Fioricet OR a nap. Unfortunately, the migraines brought on by weather change - especially a pressure change like the cold front that move through yesterday or a sudden thunderstorm - are damn near unstoppable. The best I can do is get home while I can still see and crash for a few hours. Ugh. I'll have to check my health food store for that Origins Peace of Mind you mentioned.