I have tried NaNo twice before in earnest, once amassing 30K words and another time failing to get beyond 20K. However, this year I have a few new things working in my favor that makes me think I can do it:

- I am prepping throughout October and will have an outline ready before Nov 1
- I have an Astrohaus Freewrite typewriter so I can write distraction-free
- I have completed the first draft of one other novel (190K words). This took me about two years including some long breaks. But the end of it was quite speedy thanks to my typewriter. And also this has proven to me that I am capable of writing a novel.

-I am not traveling in November which I usually do. More time for writing.

https://nanowrimo.org/participants/thebaysix/projects/the-butterfly-shooter