I believe writers are masters of self-sabotage. Either we allow ourselves to get distracted from our WIPs by shiny new ideas, or a plot bunny distracts us and turns a 70.000-word story into a 250.000-word beast. Writing is hard,; it requires a lot of time, hard work and dedication, and yet every single one of … More Goodbye, Safety Net (End of Camp NaNoWriMo)
I spend a lot of time watching videos and reading twitter threads made by other writers, talking about methods, likes and dislikes, pros and cons, thrills and annoyances about the writing process. It’s very helpful and motivating and often lights a fire under my ass. Except lately. Lately, nothing seems to be working. I have … More Camp NaNoWriMo Prep/Panic
It happened! I reached my goal for Camp NaNoWriMo yesterday! Very happy and proud, but mostly stunned because the reason my Camp goal was to re-write 100 pages was to give myself something challenging but also easier than the NaNoWriMo goal of 50.000 words. Well, turns out those 100 pages amounted to a word count … More Reaching Goals and Writing More
How is the writing going, everyone? Are Campers still alive after the Week 3? Don’t ask how this happened, but I am still on a roll! Still slightly ahead and don’t really feel the need to worry about not reaching my goal. I have every confidence that I can do this, just like I have … More Ahead and Already Worried – Camp NaNoWriMo and Beyond
We are halfway through Camp NaNoWriMo! How is everybody doing? I got off to a slow start, but this week everything kind of surged forward and I am finally a few pages ahead of my goal! Reached 50 % on Thursday, and re-written the first three chapters. Pretty happy about that. Never mind the fact … More Writing Community (+ Camp NaNoWriMo midpoint)
