I can’t believe it’s that time of year again.
NaNoWriMo is something I look forward to all year long. If they didn’t have two Camp sessions before then, I don’t know what I would do.
Yet each sessions always seems to sneak up on me. I think about it, prepare what I’m going to write, then when prep time actually starts and the actual challenge arrives, I panic.
Camp NaNoWriMo is coming.
It’s hard to believe it’s only three weeks away. Do you know what you’re going to write?
I’ve had this idea in my head for a long time and decided to save it for Camp. Now that it’s almost time to write it, I’m excited to finally get started on the project but I’m panicking. I want it to come out as well as I believe it to be.
You all know I’m a planner. I’ve been doing slow research here and there. I’m also going to start outlining it soon. I planned on starting the outline last week, but… Well, you know some otherย happy news got in the way.
I plugged in everything on my Camper Profile. I updated my profile, my cabin settings, and even added my novel already.
I’m doing something a little different this year. If you go onto my profile, you’ll see the genre of my novel is “Fanfiction.” It’s actually a fairy-tale retelling.
But there will be more on that in a later post.
My goal is the standard 50,000 words. I’ll be trying to get at least 2,000 words a day (or one chapter), which is what I usually try to do. That would be over 50,000, but we’ll see how long the novel actually is.
I can’t wait for Camp to start! I’m so excited!
Are you participating in the April session of Camp? What genre are you writing in? What’s your word goal?
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So excited! I love fairy tale retelling. I’m planning on planning. I get all impatient to start and then panic when I realize I haven’t done enough prep. I’m writing humorous fantasy from the POV of a villain.
As you’ll be able to tell, bunk buddy, I’m aiming for 30k. I want to take it a little slower. The faster I work, the sloppier my writing becomes and the more stressed I get.
I panic as well. I tend to hit my goal without a plan, but it’s not a good as it could be.
Good for you for taking your time with it. I’ve thought about lowering the word count in the past, but I like to keep the challenge at 50k to say I can do it… despite how the draft comes out, lol.
Thank you for adding me to the cabin as well! My sister said she would love to join as well. She added a novel. If there’s room, her username is Winged_Spirit. Thanks!
Great! I’ve added her.
It’d definitely be cool to say you’ve done the 50k. I’ll attempt that in November.
Thank you!
Right, November is the real deal. Everyone should do 50k then. ๐
Exciting indeed! I am also participant so I’ll be chugging along with you although I won’t be doing another 50K, I’ll save that struggle for November haha.
Good luck! And thanks for the links ๐
What will you be writing?
Good luck to you too!
I’ll be writing a set of short stories where I personify Sin. Don’t know where it’s going though haha.
That’s a really cool idea though. I hope it goes well!
I want April to hurry up but at the same time, I’m not ready for Camp.
I agree!
3 more weeks!
Yay!
Wow, I totally forgot about Camp NaNo – thanks for reminding me! I think I’ll sign up with my editing goal. I hope to be finishing/revising the first completed manuscript for my novel ๐
Awesome! Good luck. ๐
A fairy tale re-telling?!? *squee* Yes! I love it!!!
I’m writing the third Shifters & Mages novel. Yes, I’ve already started it and have a little over 6K (two chapters) put into it, but that’s what I like about Camp. It doesn’t have to be a brand-new project. So my goal is to write a chapter a day if possible (about 3K), which means I’ll finish the novel before the end of the month (about 75K total). Large goals. Especially since I have my goal set for 50K, which is my real goal.
Good luck on Camp! I’m excited for April to start. ๐
Awesome! Sounds like you have a great plan. Good luck! ๐
Urgh, you’re right! I have no idea how I always manage to forget about it until the last second. I’ll prolly participate for the hell of it, but my goal would be 10k and working on whatever I already am working on. Otherwise, I’d never finish any projects with all these Camps throughout the year haha.
That makes sense. It’s hard to start something new when you’re working on other things.
I usually only do November NaNoWriMo, but I’m considering giving Camp a try this year.
I think you should. You can do any word count you want, so start off small if you feel the need.
That’s a good idea ๐ I think I may do just a little more than my usual monthly wordcount and see what happens.
Good luck. ๐
Best wishes in April – impressed with the full NaNo word count goal. I’m doing half NaNo’s for both April and July (25,000). So excited for April to get here!
I should do half, but I like to see if I can hit it. Thanks! Good luck. ๐
A fairytalke retelling sounds really cool! I am aiming for 30k in April. It will be my first camp (did my first NaNo last November) and I am really excited already!
That’s awesome! I assume you enjoyed NaNo if you’re coming back for more. ๐ What will you be writing?
I sure enjoyed it! I’ll be writing a collection of very short stories for young children, set in a castle with lots of funny and fantastic elements in it.
That sounds like a great idea. Good luck! ๐
Thanks, good luck to you as well ๐
I’m not sure if I will attend April or not. I enjoy the camps also. April is the only one I have accomplished before. ๐ I bet you will meet your goal! Good luck!
Thanks! Good luck to you if you decide to do it. ๐
This is the first time I’ll be participating! Initially I was planning on writing in an alternate universe setting with supernatural elements but now I’ve changed to YA for now. I’ve just started outlining characters and main places.
That sounds great! Good luck with it all. ๐