10/21 Planning--but not too much

Tomorrow I'll be on the train for six hours, so it will be planning time for the novel. I don't plan too much when I write a book, but I do want to know the direction I'll be traveling. Last year's NANOWRIMO manuscript was an "on the fly" manuscript and it really shows it. Just a lot of verbiage in order to complete the 50,000 words. I trashed about half of it, and think it has real potential now.

This year, I'm hoping for a better outcome, quality-wise. I know that's not the intent of NANOWRIMO, but I still have hope.