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Halloween Ideas (Don'tWait Until the Last Minute!)

Halloween is Coming!

Are you ready for Halloween? Last year I was so not ready! I had to do this terrible zombie look with baby powder. LOL! I just totally ran out of time myself. 

My daughter ordered her Doctor Who coat from Ebay a month in advance after careful searching for the "right" one. Then she put together the suit and the 5 o'clock shadow. She looks like her favorite 10th Doctor-David Tennant

I haven't put anything for this year together. Of course, always missing the fun by not planning ahead! Don't be like me. LOL

This year she is putting together her weeping angel costume already. Yes, another Doctor Who costume! If you haven't seen the episode"Blink" then please put it on your Halloween watch list. You won't be disappointed. All the Doctor Who episodes are on Amazon Instant. Go watch it and don't blink!

NaNoWriMo Post-it Notes Outline!

NaNoWriMo Post-it Notes  Outline!

All you need is a poster board or science fair board and some sticky notes to do a fun outline for NaNoWriMo. Fun being a relative term-as you will probably be mentally exhausted by the time you finish (I had a helper-LOL). I recommend using Post-its Super Sticky Notes. They are so much stronger than regular sticky notes! You don't want your sticky notes falling down one by one during November before you get to your final scene.

*Update* This awesome website has 600 heavy duty sticky notes for cheap! There white boards look nice too. But you don't need anything fancy!
http://www.planetsafecalendars.com/Medium-Square-Sticky-Notes-2-x-3-p/psp-sn2x3.htm


*Update 2* I did a little board using the new full adhesive notes. Very compact and bottoms of the sticky notes don't flicker out so much. It makes the board look so much neater. They cost a bit more and the colors are more limited, but you may like the cleaner result.



I used the big stand up board which you can fold up and use again and again. Just stick it in the back of the closet or under the bed for next year.  But you can use the tiny sticky notes on a smaller board, or put them in a notebook. The post-its can be used on anything really.

                                                   

I used screenwriting structure, a four part structure where Act II is divided into 2 parts. I just did a mental adjustment for the large section in the middle of the poster board. You could use some washi tape or paper tape (like masking tape but with colors) to make a definite separation down the middle if you wanted to. I was OK with a muddled middle at that point. Nothing was concrete in my outline.

                                       

Of course, if you are using the traditional 3 act outline then this type of board would work well for you. But if you don't want such a big middle and are a bit of stickler for 3 even sections you will have to get creative with your poster boards and divide them yourself. I didn't label anything but I might next time do something like: Act I; Act II Part 1; Act II Part 2; and Act III.




I hope you try it! Good luck for NaNoWriMo!

P.S. Not paid by Post-its or any one else-promise. LOL!