Camp NaNoWriMo, 2020

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!)

NaNoWriMo 2016 was a Bust

National Novel Writing Month did not go well this year. I only wrote a pitiful 15k words, far below the goal of 50k. But I did draft three short stories in those words, so there’s something that I can work with and hopefully refine/rewrite into something decent. 

A few things threw me off balance this November, one of which being the election. Even though I’m not American, it still managed to occupy a lot of my time and thoughts. Another hurdle was my own disapproving brain meats. I’ve gotten to the point where nothing I put out into the world seems to stick, being it self-pubbed works, submitted stories, or even this blog. There’s been some serious soul-searching as to whether I should continue to pursue writing. Ultimately, I think I’ve decided to throw in the towel and focus on other things. I’ll still write and post short stories here (and maybe on Wattpad), but the idea of writing as a profession is probably going out the window. 

I hope you all had a better NaNoWriMo, and let me know your word count totals!