Camp NaNoWriMo

Just a quick post to say that I am in full first draft mode right now. This is news, because while I have played around with many new projects, much of my writing time lately has either been general plotting or finishing up old stuff. (Not counting short stories; I have written a few of those from scratch.)

I am setting a goal for the month of 30,000 words, which is pretty doable for me right now. My hope is to make the same goal for Camp NaNoWriMo in April and have a genuine complete draft of this cool new idea in my head by the end of May. I haven't done Camp NaNoWriMo before, so that will be a first for me. If anyone has any words of advice, feel free to drop them on me.

Finally, here's a colorful spring-themed counter:

Because, we need spring. There's only so many crafts and movie nights I can do before the kids rebel. ^_^;;

NaNoWriMo '14 Progress Report

Okay, NaNoWriMo is just about at the halfway point now (okay, a little over), and it's been full of surprises. I knew I was starting off with only a 25,000-word goal. I just expected that to be focused on a single novel. In fact, I planned to focus on one I was already 25,000 words into so that by the end of November, I've have a nice little complete first draft.

Well, it's NaNoWriMo, and things don't always go as planned. I've been working on the original planned novel, a brand new novel, a short story, and even a fanfiction. As I didn't plan to validate anyway (not hitting the 50k goal and all that), I gave myself a lot of leeway in what would "count" towards my personal goal. And I've enjoyed it a lot. I think lately I've been really focused on trying to get a single project done that I miss the fun part. That part where you just write what you feel like at the time and who cares if it's marketable?

I still don't think I'll have another 10k-word-day anytime soon. But the 2k that I had a few days ago was an awesome feeling, nonetheless.

How about everyone else? Are you tackling NaNoWriMo this year? And if so, how's it coming along?