Camp NaNoWriMo Finished!

I officially finished Camp Nanowrimo by putting 50,000 words into my novel (temporarily entitled Shadow of Erafel) this month! Of course, the novel is far from over-- this is only the second draft, and there is still some story leftover to work out. Even though I reached 50,000, the story hasn't found it's end yet. My deadline to finish the second draft is the day before Moving Date, September 15th. After we move, I'll be handing my novel over to my Aunt Beth, who'll edit it for me. When I get it back from her, I'll complete the third draft.

By that time, I'm hoping that I'll be done with it (unless it needs yet another draft, which it probably will). When I'm completely finished with it, I hope to self-publish it over Amazon Kindle for everyone who wants to read it.

But of course, I have to finish it first. Wish me luck! 

NaNoWriMo Strategies : Divide & Conquer

This month, I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo. The original NaNoWriMo, in November, is an annual online gathering of amateur and professional novelists, coming together to work on a common goal: to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Camp NaNoWriMo is a summertime adaptation of that goal.

This would be my second attempt at a formal NaNoWriMo competition, although I have challenged myself to write longer fiction several times before. On my previous endeavors into novels, I've gone into the process in the same way, and I came out all dried up. I didn't like my story anymore– my plot was messy, my characters were boring, the message and themes were undefined, and I had no motivation to even begin the editing phase. This month, I hope to do things differently.

Camp Nanowrimo!

This year, I'm participating in Camp NaNoWriMo! The goal is to write 50,000 words during the month of August!

By sponsoring me, you'll be supporting a world-wide campaign to inspire amateur writers and novelists to write through programs like NaNoWriMo.org and Camp Nanowrimo every year!

NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Usually, it happens every November, but Camp Nanowrimo offers the opportunity to write with a community of writers during the summer months too! Nano allows you to track your progress and your friends' progress throughout the month and encourages you to finish writing 50,000 words by offering amazing winner goodies! Nanowrimo is a completely free, non-profit organization, and depends on donations to keep running, growing, and inspiring young writers like me!

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Thank you for any support you can give! If you can't give anything, thank you still for taking the time to learn about this great program. Just the moral support helps!