2018 July Camp NaNoWriMo Final Update

Yes, I'm sad and disheartened to say that I did not reach my goal for the July Camp NaNoWriMo. I ran out of time, between babysitting, working, and getting a trip to the beach, in which it rained the whole time.

My goal was for 25,000 words and my final count came in at 9,884 words. I did have a couple good writing days near the end, but it wasn't enough. I did accomplish some groundwork though to the piece I'm writing. I struggled with writing one section of it, which held me up a little bit.

I am planning on doing NaNoWriMo again in November, this time hoping for a better outcome. I am determined to finish and complete it at least one time.

~Meg~

2018 July Camp NaNoWriMo Update 2

July Camp NaNoWriMo Update 2

I'm going to keep this short and sweet.

These past two weeks have kept me busy with work and writing. While I am not where I would like to be for Camp NaNoWriMo, I have been making slow and steady progress with my writing project this month. With only nine days to go, I am still behind and have some ground to make back. There is enough time for me to win this thing and I'm going to put every effort in trying to succeed my goal of 25,000. Right now, I am around 5300 words.

~Meg~

2018 July Camp NaNoWriMo Update #1

It's been just over a week now with Camp NaNoWriMo.

First Week Recap:

• I didn't get a chance to write every day. 
• As of the other day, I had completed 1,992 words out of my goal of 25K words.
• I didn't get off to the greatest start.
• From this point forward, I plan to get refocused and back on track.

Second Week at a Glance:

Some challenges will present this week as I am back to working (I work as needed for a funeral home and I can go awhile without having to work). I have a day trip that unexpectedly came up for later in the week as I'm now taking someone's place who had to back out at the last minute.

No matter what, I plan on writing when I can to get back on track with Camp NaNoWriMo. Life can make things hard sometimes, but it comes down to perseverance.

~Meg~

Writing Plans for July: Camp NaNoWriMo

I recently signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo for July. If anyone is unfamiliar, it is a mini version of NaNoWriMo, held in November.

With NaNoWriMo, you are required to write 50,000 words. It doesn't mean that you'll necessarily reach that, like when I failed short to do so this past November.

In Camp NaNoWriMo, you can set your own writing goal, whether that be reaching a certain number of words or writing for a certain amount of time every day in July. I believe the Camp version is done a couple of times throughout the year in preparation for NaNoWriMo in November.

As of right now, my goal is to reach 25,000 words during the month of July. I am planning on working on a fiction novel, loosely titled The Widow in the Bookstore. I usually don't like to name something I write until I'm done. You know, I have never finished writing an actual novel before. I'm my worst critic and I usually scrap them because I never think it's good enough. I plan on changing that in July as that is my other goal: to finish writing a novel without stopping to edit it before it's done being written.

I will give daily updates here so you can follow me along.

~Meg~