Gearing up for Camp NaNo

You’ve probably heard of NaNoWriMo in November, where for one month writers across the globe scramble to put together 50,000 words from scratch. Maybe for July you’ve decided you want to try Camp NaNo, but you have no idea of where to start.

Camp NaNo is like a month long summer camp for writers twice a year. For those of you who don’t know, it’s NaNoWriMo’s less intense sibling because you can pick your own goal. The first Camp NaNo pasted in April this year, where I wrote about 17,000 words of an existing project, which passed my goal. The next one is in July.

So grab your s’mores, sleeping bags, and favorite writing utensil and gather around the campfire with the other writers in your cabin as we gear up for this exciting month.

The first thing you need to know about Camp NaNo as compared to NaNoWriMo is that you don’t have to start from scratch or write a novel. Welcome to the poets, graphic novelists, screenwriters, and other rebels. This month is for you.

On the Camp NaNo Page, you are presented a list of options for your project.

Categories

Novel
Nonfiction
Poetry
Revision
Script
Short Stories
Other

Goals

Words
Hours
Minutes
Lines
Pages

When you select certain project types, the site gives you suggestions that you can use to track your progress. For example, a script suggestion is pages and a poem is lines. You can use these or any combination that you feel fit your writing style better. Don’t worry if you pick a goal that you feel is unobtainable half way through the month. At any point you can change your goals and how you want to gauge them, even what kind of project you’re writing.

Another great feature of Camp NaNo is cabins. There are several options for selecting a cabin. You can create your own and invite your writer friends, join a friend’s, or you can get a randomized cabin based on your preferences. Some of these cabins are based on what kind of project, your age, or what your goals are.

Camp NaNo can get you used to setting goals and meeting them, which is a good practice for NaNoWriMo. Worksheets and keeping track of your progress can help you accomplish more, since meeting daily, weekly, or monthly goals feel like little victories.

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Are you new to Camp NaNo or are you a returning camper? Have you already planned out your project or do you plan to fly by the seat of your pants? Let us know by commenting below and make sure to subscribe so you can get the latest posts.

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