Three Secrets to Win NaNoWriMo - Comments

Awesome! I have color note on my kindle fire, and I never thought of the idea to write using stickies!

I actually had no idea what word sprints were before this article, so thanks for that! I might try it next year.
This article was probably a great deal of help for other people, especially if they were struggling with their word counts, or plots even.
I did #3 plenty of times this November. My best friend did NaNoWriMo as well, so we would talk on Facebook for a little, and then force each other to get offline and write for an hour (at least). If we didn't write, we didn't talk. Needless to say, we got some real work done in those late night hours of frantic writing. (:

I must admit i had an outline of all my scenes before i started writing and was the second person to hit 50k in my region. I think this really helps.

I really like this although I don't fully agree with step 2, its a very good step if you need an outline before you write, however that isn't the case for everyone. I'd say go what works for you, whether its a complete plan, or no plan.

This is a great article, I've been ahead since the beginning too. I've finished (November 22nd)!

The main thing I'd tell anyone who wants to do Nano-- pick a story you are really into. I couldn't wait until November first to write it down! Also, for me, I didn't pick out a solid story line. The flexibility of the plot allowed me to stretch a 35,000 word tops story into a 51,800 word story with a point.

It's been an experience! I'm going to try to write a novel every month or so from now on, it's a great ego boost.

This is a great article. People are always asking me how I constantly stay on top of my word count, or how I manage to write so much (last year I hit the 50k on day eight; this year it's day eighteen and I'm at 65k), and I think this article about sums it up. You just keep pushing through, doing word sprints all day and remembering that you can't stop to edit as you go along. No matter how terrible your writing might be, just push forward.

As they say, bad writing is better than no writing at all.