How early do you start thinking about NaNoWriMo?

How early do you start thinking about NaNoWriMo?
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Last year (my first), I crashed and burned on day 2 after a few weeks heads up. Thanks for the reminder about it coming up this year, though. I just started a novel writing workshop that will run through Sept/Oct, so maybe it’ll dovetail nicely with NaNoWriMo.
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