by Kosi U.
Hello everybody, I hope you guys are having an amazing day so far!😄💖
Today’s post will be an update for my Camp NaNoWriMo Project! If you don’t know what NaNoWriMo is, it stands for National Novel Writing Month, and it is a non-profit organization that promotes creative writing. It is most know for its creative writing event in November, in which participants try to write 50,000 words of a novel. There are also events in April and July called Camp NaNoWriMo, where you can choose your own goal and start, finish, publish, or edit a project!
This is my first year participating in any NaNoWriMo event, and I wanted to take it easy so I set my goal at 4,500 words by the end of April. I know that may seem really small to some, but, like I said, this is my first time doing this type of event and the first year that I am taking my writing very seriously, and I did not want to put too much pressure on myself.
I am working on a short story that is a young adult genre titled, ‘I Write My Own Story.’
Here is the synopsis, if you would like to know more about it: Sixteen-year-old Adalynn wants nothing more to become a blogger, and, one day, a published author. But, her strict parents oppose her dreams, by saying that writing will never lead her anywhere. After finding some courage, Adalynn starts a blog and publishes her work under a pen name. This works for a couple of months until someone finds out who she really is and threatens to reveal her identity to the public. Adalynn then must choose if she will shut everything down, or stay true to herself and let people know the real her.
Let me know what you guys think!
Second Update: I drafted this post earlier today and I just reached my goal! Now, my short story is not completed yet, but I am really glad I was able to reach my writing goal for the month! Since I have so much time left in the month of April, I will work on completing this project and then starting another one. This time, I may possibly set the goal higher for 10,000 words. Who knows?!
Because I reached my goal, I was awarded this certificate. I will put the picture down below!
One thing that I really like about Camp NaNoWriMo, is that I am learning how to pace myself, writing-wise. Before, I would write for a couple weeks, then I wouldn’t pick up that story for a number of months after the initial start. While that is technically okay because we all like writing at different times, I wanted to make writing more of a daily habit. That was one of my resolutions for this year. Every day, I try to write for at least 45 minutes, sometimes even more if I am really in the writing zone.
Another one of my favorite things about NaNoWriMo is the potential of starting writing groups, joining them, and having buddies.
Just in the last few days of me creating an account, I’ve already joined 3 writing groups and made some friends on the platform! It has been so cool to hear about everybody’s different projects and to see people’s preferred writing genres and styles.
A different writing goal on my list for this year is to read and write outside of my comforts zone. I am always either reading or writing about Young Adult novels and I want to push myself to dabble in other genres, especially fantasy and mystery. By learning more about other people’s stories, it gives me more ideas about projects I can potentially create and how I would go about doing it.
Also, being able to give and receive feedback on various writing projects is also really helpful and helps me on my writing journey.
Overall, this month so far has been really great, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(A bonus is that this is also birthday month!🥳)
If you guys are participating in Camp NaNoWriMo or working on a separate writing project of your own, what is your writing goal and what type of projects are you working on?
Thank you for reading!🥰😊💖📝📚
Sincerely,
Kosi
Fountain of Knowledge 