Welcome to Hell, boys and girls.

Today is the first day of NaNoWriMo. And if you’re signed up, you’ve got a long, crazy, awesome journey ahead of you.

To kick start you on your way, here’s a few tips that’ll help you have fun and avoid frustration this November.

If you take one thing away from this post, make it this. Back up your novel. Do it every day. There is nothing more crushing than seeing three weeks of hard work and creativity go down the drain because you didn’t ba...