LOL, I'm going overboard with NaNo-prep. I've got field guides, maps, bio's, character arcs, what kind of equipment they'll bring on the trip, etc. I even know what council the Scouts will be from - the only thing lacking is some research on Richmond. And I know a certain dwarf that can help with that.
Well right now I have this idea about a hunter garbed in a Wagnerian outfit complete with sword and magic helmet yelling "Kiww the Wabbit!"
Wow, that is overboard. My 'research' consists of figuring out the events of the past twenty years before my story... actually I had a huge breakthrough last week when all of a sudden I found the plot that my story had been missing. Now it forms twenty+ years of coherent story, dynastic families and long-standing feuds and all.
At yer service, ma'am.