Woohoo! A week to go before NaNoWriMo starts! So, here's my to-do list:
This
will be done by November 1, and you
will enjoy it:
[ ] An outline. A real one, self, not "beginning stuff" followed by "middle stuff" and then "hi, ending!"
[ ] More names. Placeholder initials work for outline and plotting purposes. Not so much with getting a feel for the characters.
[ ] Tea research. Nail down where certain teas come from, the growing and harvest conditions, and figure out which ones my folks can grow/harvest close to home and which kinds will need to be imported.
That's...not nearly as much as I thought it would be. Of course, the outline could have a to-do list of its own. (Maybe it will once I start poking at it more.)