There's also a NaNo homepage which you might like to visit if you haven't already. I'm signing up.
As for making that phone call -- yeah I hate talking to strangers on the phone even if all I'm doing is subscribing to the newspaper. I had less trouble doing it when I did it as part of my job on the reference desk at a public library. Perhaps you could look at it as a business call and see if that helps. I don't know why some of us find talking to strangers on the phone intimidating, but we do.
Oh, and make an actual written list of things you want to ask him.
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As for making that phone call -- yeah I hate talking to strangers on the phone even if all I'm doing is subscribing to the newspaper. I had less trouble doing it when I did it as part of my job on the reference desk at a public library. Perhaps you could look at it as a business call and see if that helps. I don't know why some of us find talking to strangers on the phone intimidating, but we do.
Oh, and make an actual written list of things you want to ask him.
MKK