NaNoWriMo Update

So we're almost half way through NaNoWriMi. Where did the time go?

NaNoWriMo is as difficult as ever. Now that I'm about half way to my word count I feel the brick wall rising before me. I'm sort of scared of not finishing a novel this year. Or ever. I have so many ideas and so little time.

Even if I get past the 50,000 word mark I'll be happy. Even if it isn't finished it's the right sort of length and that's half the struggle.

Over Halfway Through Camp NaNoWriMo!

So we're now over half way through Camp NaNoWriMo and I've got to say, I'm feeling cautiously optimistic at this point...

I'm pretty much on target with my word count and feel that I definitely could write 50,000 words by the end of the month. I feel my first draft of the novel will definitely be longer than 50,000 words but that's fine. That's what redrafting is for.

So far it's going well. A few of my Camp Buddies are doing really well too. I'm very proud of them.
I may even do NaNoWriMo in November as well.

Are YOU doing Camp NaNoWriMo?
How are you doing so far?

One Week Into NaNoWriMo!

We're one week into NaNoWriMo and so far, I'm doing well. I'm writing steadily and am currently about 24,000 words into my 50,000 word goal. Do I think my novel will be completed around 50,000 words? Certainly not! The first draft will most definitely take up a lot of space and hundreds of pages. Then again, that's what editing is for. I'm starting to think that, at this rate, I'll be able to have my first novel done by the end of the year. I'm feeling very optimistic right now. I suppose, for the next three weeks, I have to just keep on writing and encouraging my fellow cabin mates.

I absolutely love the notion of NaNoWriMo cabin mates. They're all wonderful strangers. I'm the oldest of all of them at the age of 22. Everyone else is a teenager. I find it so thrilling to see young writers taking such a leap. It's a real inspiration. They're all beautiful little nerds and I'll be so proud of them when they reach their goal. I'd urge any of you to try Camp NaNoWriMo next year or NaNoWriMo itself later this year. 

Camp NaNoWriMo Begins!

Camp NaNoWriMo begins today and so this month I'm going to try to write at least 25,000 words of my novel as I want to have it finished by the end of the year. I'll be posting updates of my progress on this blog as well as trying to keep regular posts going up.

I'd totally urge anyone interested in writing to give it a go and I'm sure you can still sign up by clicking here.

Wish me luck!

Camp NaNoWriMo!

Shout out to all of my fellow scribblers out there.
Are you hoping to finish a novel this year?
Always wanted to write that story you've had stewing in your head?
Got a project you want to write but need some support?

Tomorrow is the start of Camp NaNoWriMo - the summery cousin of NaNoWriMo. The idea of Camp NaNoWriMo is to set you up in a team of other writers to support each other as you set your own writing goals and try to work on a written project through the month of July. I will be taking part and have already been set up with some lovely cabin mates. I tried NaNoWriMo last year and got about 20,000 words in so perhaps this could be what gets me to the finish line? Who knows! I'm really looking forward to take part - if you're interested too then click here to sign up before it all kicks off tomorrow!

Writing Weekend.

So having just had my first full weekend off in quite some time I can safely say that I put it to good use. I didn't leave the house, but I did manage to send off many job applications and I got a pleasing amount of writing done.

I've stayed up the past two nights and have written a few thousand words. If I can keep writing at this pace each night then I'm sure that I'll have a novel done in no time. In fact, at this current trajectory, it could be written within two months. That said, I doubt I'll be able to do that, but we shall see. I'm just very hopeful at this point in time.