nanowrimo

I decided to do a thread this year because it's 1. An A&E tradition; and 2. It's going to be an extreme challenge. The challenge this year isn't only the word count, but just making words happen at all. I'm not well, and have found both handwriting and typing very difficult in recent months...

It's that time of year again... 30 days of writing to reach a specified word-count goal. Camp NaNoWriMo is a more laid-back version of the main November NaNoWriMo event. Participants can choose their own goal in the Camp events, so they can make it as relaxing or challenging as they want. I've...

Well, that time of year is upon us (or at least me; not sure if anyone else here is participating). Forget Halloween. At the stroke of 1 minute past midnight, November 1, I will be doing the first word of a 50,000-word marathon. This time around I actually have a plan. Sort of. I winged it...

Summer is upon us, or so the calendar says (it's a matter of opinion in some regions that don't have much summer-like weather at present). Be that as it may, on July 1, veterans of NaNoWriMo and newcomers seeking a different kind of challenge commit to a writing project for the month of July...

It's that time of year again, in which people from all around the world commit to a writing project in the month of April. Camp events are more relaxed than the November event. Participants can choose their own word count goals, so there won't be the stress of trying to do 1667 words/day to...

Well, this is it. The big one. The one that means I and anyone else who takes this on will spend the next 30 days striving to reach the goal of 50,000 words. I'd been getting numerous emails from the site over the past few weeks, saying they were revamping the website, but not to worry because...

The month is nearly 5 hours old here and I haven't even registered my novel yet (will attend to that later today). Once again it's time to write x number of thousands of words in 30 days. I'm probably going to aim for 15,000 but will hopefully get closer to 20,000. Murphy's Law has thrown a...

It's that time of year again, when those of us who think it's fun to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days sit down... and write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days (or at least try). I don't know how many others here might be interested in trying this; I hope at least one other person will, so I...

I keep getting cheerful, encouraging emails advising that Camp starts in April... and I still can't move forward on the project that got stalled last year. I honestly don't know if I'm doing anything this year. I'd need a LOT of prep time in the next 3 weeks, and given RL domestic issues, I...

I should have started this thread sooner. I missed the April event due to having to move unexpectedly, but I'm planning to do the July event. It's the one that's more flexible; you can set your own writing goals, as long as it meets the minimum of 10,000 words in 30 days. Does anyone else plan...

The countdown is on! I just received this email from NaNoWriMo: Hmm. It looks like they're being much more flexible about setting goals. And I have absolutely no idea what a "Storysquatch" is. But I'm in. Who else is? Shall we have our own virtual cabin this time?