NaNoWriMo-round the corner

I'm trying to get ahead. I fear as usual that my good intentions will be all that I'm left with at the end of November. And yet, I'm looking to November and thinking of the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. 50,000 words in 30 days. Can't start till November 1. Must get to 50k by November 30. Every year I want to do it, and I never get very far.

So, step 1. Between now and Halloween, I need to brainstorm topics and form some outlines. I need to get back into the idea of writing as well. I used to write. I don't much anymore. But, that's the point of doing NaNoWriMo.

Wait - - - I need to break this down. How many pages is 50,000 words? According to the website, 175 pages. Ok. Divide that by 30 days. That's less than 6 pages a day. I can do that.

Time to do some research. I feel like I need to understand the framework: how to structure chapters and characters and themes, etc. when writing a novel?

It's just 1 month. I can do this.