It’s been hard to create this year, though I’m sure that’s true for a lot of folks. As an act of potentially foolhardy motivation, I’ll be attempting Camp NaNoWriMo. I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo on and off since 2012, and funnily the only time I’ve hit the 50k goal was that first year. I’ve participated eleven times, including both November NaNoWriMos and Camp NaNoWriMos, with an accumulative 181,623 words written. It’s honestly more than I would’ve expected given how many times I’ve flubbed the challenge.
I think NaNoWriMo is great for motivation, even if you (like me) flub the challenge a bunch. Anything that gets everyone together and excited about hunkering down and writing a book is a positive force in my eyes.
This year I’ll be trying to get the first 50k of a sci-fi novel done. I’ve been outlining it these past few weeks, and hope that’ll help me blast through the daily word goals.
Are your participating this year? Jump into the comments below and let me know what you’re working on and what your Camp NaNoWriMo goals are. (Or let me know via Twitter!)