My wife participates in it every year (for many years); in october she gets the outline done, then in november she writes the book, in december she has editors

My wife participates in it every year (for many years); in october she gets the outline done, then in november she writes the book, in december she has editors go over it and she publishes during the next year. The productivity of just saying 'this month is fully for writing' and sticking to a minimum word count really has been a very productive mechanism.