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Reasons You Should Do Camp NaNoWriMo
Not sure if “do” is the correct verb here. I would say “participate in,” but that’s too long, and titles are supposed to be short and to the point, yet somehow, they are supposed to give a good...
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Camp NaNo April Kickoff!
Yesterday before Camp kicked off, I was writing the first third of my outline. Then I switched gears and made a soundtrack first. It is by far the strangest soundtrack I have ever come up with: a mix...
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From the Tent: Camp NaNo Update
I’m working on a 35,000-word novella entitled (I’ll probably change the title later) City Offline. So far, I’m sticking to the required amount of words per day (1,167). It doesn’t seem like a lot, but...
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I Gave Up
It’s a little weird. My Camp NaNoWriMo word count goal was 35,000 and although this goal is lower than 50k word count goals in the past, I couldn’t keep up. I kept falling behind until I finally...
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End of Camp NaNoWriMo
The April session of Camp NaNoWriMo ended yesterday. Congratulations to all who met their word count goals, and congratulations even to all those who did not meet their goals this time! In the world of...
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Random Word Count Goal
Well, actually, it’s not so random — I have a good reason behind it. So I’m making myself even more busy by attempting July’s session of Camp NaNoWriMo. My goal is to finish “City Offline,” which I...
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July Camp Update
In this post, I said was going to finish the story I started in April during the the month of July. It’s the middle of the month, so it’s time for a update at the halfway point! I’m on track with my...
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Camp NaNo July: Second Update
Camp NaNoWriMo has a nifty feature that allows you to change your word count after you’ve declared it at the beginning of the month. However, you can change your word count only up until about 5 days...
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To Camp or Not to Camp
This year, the first session of Camp NaNoWriMo is in April, but I don’t think I will participate, even with such features as custom word count, cabins of fellow writers, and a very attractive website....
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Going Camping?
My favorite part of Camp NaNoWriMo is that it’s more self-directed; you can pick your own word count, and the “rules” about what kind of project you want to work on are more open. So I decided to...
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The (Good) Friday Four
1. This Freshly Pressed post from Homeschoolers Anonymous made my day yesterday. Lyrics from popular Christian songs are compared to lines from 50 Shades of Grey, simply to make the point that many...
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S’mores and Mosquito Bites
This year, writing for Camp NaNoWriMo is strange because I’m not working on a new story (or even a rewrite). Instead, I have a 61-page document detailing the world, the characters, the plots, other...
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A Little Closer
For Camp NaNoWriMo, my word count was only 15,000, so I finished early. Winning didn’t feel as revolutionary as it normally does because my story/series is nowhere near finished. Those 15,000 words got...
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It’s That Time Again
The proliferation of posts with this icon somewhere on them reminded me that the second session of Camp NaNoWriMo has begun, and it’s the last session before the main event in November (far more...
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Dog Days Camp Update
I’m keeping on track with Camp NaNoWriMo. Sure, my word count goal is a paltry 20,000, but I’m all set to win and continue with the story into August and possibly September. What I thought would be a...
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Filling in the Gaps
My series of stories takes place from about 1997 to 2012, but there’s a gap in the timeline from about 2000 to 2002. Trying to fill in the gap leads me into many daydreams, in which I think about what...
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Camping and Writing
I had a brilliant (brilliant in theory… perhaps not so brilliant in practice) idea while I was stuck behind a slow-moving tractor thingy on the road (one of the perks of living in a mostly rural area)....
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The Thursday Three #3 (Camp NaNo Edition)
1. I’m writing this draft (don’t know if I mentioned its title yet, but I’m calling it “PAUL” to go along with all the other “male biblical character” titles I have) by hand, which is an odd experience...
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Goodbye, Camp!
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the most boring stats in the history of Camp NaNoWriMo. (Also, I’m not sure why it says “Day 31″ when there are only 30 days in April.) The reason it’s so boring is...
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The Great Story Bible Update
Well, if someone was to ask me how Camp NaNoWriMo is going now that it’s the second day into it, I’d have to be honest and reply with something like, “It’s not going… yet.” I had every intention of...
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