AprNoWriMo 2016 - Campers & Non-Campers Welcome!

I'm camping (my cabin's a local one). So my main goal is to get the 60,000 words I still need to edit of my main sci-fi manuscript done, and if I do that, then I'll start on Book 2. That's it for this month. I think it's enough.

I've not yet done Camp NaNo (only 'regular' NaNo - not that it ever feels regular!). I'm strongly tempted to do my own literal version - which would involve setting up my tent in our garden, and heading out there each day with a notebook/all other resources and supplies as required. That's kind of silly, though, right? I may do it anyway. Though I wouldn't sleep out there at night. It's still not very warm here yet and I don't want to get harassed by feral badgers, wererabbits, etc etc.

My main goal for Camp (indoors or out, online or not) will be to corral my ideas, chapters and scenes from existing drafts, and establish what I still need. Everything's got terribly disorganised as my book keeps, er, evolving. And then ideally I'd like to keep writing to fill in the gaps, so to speak, but that depends on how big the gaps are, and is more of a bonus goal for April.

I'm attending an evening masterclass run by one of my favourite agents in late May, and I really want to attend knowing there's a full MS on my computer at home (not counting the ones I wrote and discarded!), so then I can feel like a Proper Writer Who Writes Down Words And Everything.

Happy camping!

I'm doing CampNaNo! Excited about it.

1) Write 30k (CampNaNo Goal)
2) Read three books
3) Continue singing lessons
4) Get back to the gym, lift heavy things
5) Finally get a blimmin' massage.
6) (Near end of month.) Try Hatha yoga for the first time.

2 first drafts, one is heavily outlined... and I've been sitting on it and every time I write garbage comes out of my fingers.... so that bloody thing must finally turn into a rough draft from my outline.

And the Camp project, should hopefully turn into a rough draft as well.

And some reading please

Otherwise, learn my languages, train the dogs, and train myself by running more regularly. A lot of plans for April.

1. Finish editing two books.
2. Finish writing two rough drafts.
3. Submit two stories.
4. Read two books.

Corussa said:

I've not yet done Camp NaNo (only 'regular' NaNo - not that it ever feels regular!). I'm strongly tempted to do my own literal version - which would involve setting up my tent in our garden, and heading out there each day with a notebook/all other resources and supplies as required. That's kind of silly, though, right? I may do it anyway. Though I wouldn't sleep out there at night. It's still not very warm here yet and I don't want to get harassed by feral badgers, wererabbits, etc etc.

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I love this idea! Every year I say I'll take advantage of a camp month and do more writing stuff outdoors. Unfortunately, April isn't really a warm month around here!

April Goals:

• 20K or finish WIP
• Send 3 queries (I really just want to sit on my hands and wait for the full to come back.)
• Bottle the wine or figure out bulk aging
• Survive three more days of robotics competitions
• Email the realtor (<-- pure crazy talk)

Corussa said:

I've not yet done Camp NaNo (only 'regular' NaNo - not that it ever feels regular!). I'm strongly tempted to do my own literal version - which would involve setting up my tent in our garden, and heading out there each day with a notebook/all other resources and supplies as required.

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I think you should absolutely do that

Right, time to figure out what I want to do.

April Goals:

• Complete a draft of my Camp NaNo project
• Train and try out Dragon Dictate
• Run 10K

Constant Goals:

• Continue to work on getting writing in earlier in the day
• Work on shifting wake-up & go-to-sleep times
• Catch up on Marvel shows (Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil S2. I am so far behind! )
• Keep writing streak going (3/12 months so far)

This is my first Camp NaNo, so pumped!

1. Write 15k words to get my fantasy WIP up to 60k total (Camp goal)
2. Read three books
3. Start outlining book 2 of the WIP (both excited and scared about this, it's going to require a lot more worldbuilding and that always takes me forever)
4. Write in my five-year diary every day (trying to start this habit to help myself see the progress I make on my WIP so I stop getting discouraged)

I'm doing Camp NaNo this year, for the second time. I had a lot of fun last time.

My April goals:

1) Write 30,000 words of my next novel.
2) Make it to rewrites on the novel I'm currently revising.
3) Read 5 books.

CoffeeBeans said:

Every year I say I'll take advantage of a camp month and do more writing stuff outdoors. Unfortunately, April isn't really a warm month around here!

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Sometimes I'm really grateful to live in the Texas Hill Country. April is consistently 80 and breezy, with a neverending sea of wildflowers. My favorite time of year anywhere.

What kind of music do you sing to?

Hey Ever-body! I am an oldie but not a goodie round these parts... haven't been a regular poster in forever because I haven't been writing, but I have determined to change this!

I'm not "official" with the Camp NaNo as I'm not on the site for this Camp - I'm not in a cabin, I mean - I'm editing/revising/reworking an old novel to try and get it ready for subbing. I did work a solid 2 hours of BIC yesterday and the goal is the same today.

Go campers!

I am not Camping (nor camping, unfortunately, which would be lovely), but I am going to try for a better month than I have been having.

1. Edit four chapters book 2 - I've been struggling a little on the 'what's the point?' phase with this one, but I'm still chugging away.
2. Edit/fix two shorts - already started on one so that's good. It's near to being flash though, and if the second is also flash I'll have to make sure I do at least three.
3. Finish writing something - I've been doing lots of spurts of bits and pieces and millions of starts.
4a. Agent List
4b. Send more queries.
5. Read four books.
6. Min 500 words or 2 pages per day.

bettielee said:

Hey Ever-body! I am an oldie but not a goodie round these parts... haven't been a regular poster in forever because I haven't been writing, but I have determined to change this!

I'm not "official" with the Camp NaNo as I'm not on the site for this Camp - I'm not in a cabin, I mean - I'm editing/revising/reworking an old novel to try and get it ready for subbing. I did work a solid 2 hours of BIC yesterday and the goal is the same today.

Go campers!

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You can still join camp if your goal is revising. That's what I did last Camp. There's still room in Cabin 2.

meowzbark said:

There's still room in Cabin 2.

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Is... is there still room for me? I'm amaliegreen over at Camp NaNo and I'd love to join. *hopeful face*

amaliegreen said:

Is... is there still room for me? I'm amaliegreen over at Camp NaNo and I'd love to join. *hopeful face*

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Still room. Including you, we have eight campers.

I hate writing queries. I've rewritten this one so many times and it still doesn't work. I already know that if I send it to QLH, it will get shredded.

Bleh.

My goal is 60k (which is about what I think I'll need to finish the novel-length, short story, and very short story I currently have on my plate.) I'm currently sitting at 3k. Blehhhh >_<

Corussa said:

I'm strongly tempted to do my own literal version - which would involve setting up my tent in our garden, and heading out there each day with a notebook/all other resources and supplies as required.
Happy camping!

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I wish I had a place to camp. That's not silly at all; it sounds lovely! I keep thinking I'll take my story down to the beach with me and work there, but I hate to write longhand, and I cannot fathom trying to keep the sand out of my laptop. I guess I'll keep working at my boring ol' desk.

I am doing Camp with a local cabin. I've got a very low goal for myself: 25,000 words. I usually got for 50k during camp, but this is my first year going to school full time, homeschooling, and trying to do Camp. I'd like to hit 50k total in my WIP, a YA sci-fi novel that's haunting me from its unfinished state at just under 30k. We'll see what happens! Happy camping, everyone!

REWRITE

What kind of novel are you doing rewrites to?

Aim low, finish high!

SunshineyDay said:

I am doing Camp with a local cabin. I've got a very low goal for myself: 25,000 words. I usually got for 50k during camp, but this is my first year going to school full time, homeschooling, and trying to do Camp. I'd like to hit 50k total in my WIP, a YA sci-fi novel that's haunting me from its unfinished state at just under 30k. We'll see what happens! Happy camping, everyone!

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Even if you're with another camp, we're happy to have you join us here.

Hey enthusiasm partner, finished with the first paragraph. You're going to do fine!

Weekly check-in!

bdwilson said:

April Goals:

• Complete a draft of my Camp NaNo project (Going well. It may be shorter than I expected, so my target word count may drop at some point here.)
• Train and try out Dragon Dictate
• Run 10K (Up to 7.5, with 10 schedule for Sunday.)

Constant Goals:

• Continue to work on getting writing in earlier in the day (I've had a black-slide on this one. Not sure why.)
• Work on shifting wake-up & go-to-sleep times (Ditto.)
• Catch up on Marvel shows (Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil S2. I am so far behind! )
• Keep writing streak going (3/12 months so far)

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