One more day until Camp NaNo ends, but it’s the last Friday of the month so you’re getting a Camp NaNo review for this year. How about that? I can already say I didn’t complete my goal of writing 130 sprints because so much has happened this month, 130 was a stretch even before the Read More
Category: NaNoWriMo
Camp Nano 2021- July Experiment
Every (camp) Nano, I will try some new things to try to optimise my writing process. This year, I wanted to try tracking my writing sprints instead of words. It’s much harder for me to get those 1667 words on the page (if 50k is the goal) than it is to schedule a few writing Read More
Camp Nano 2021- July Edition
It’s that time of the year again: the second Camp NaNoWriMo. Writers around the world will try to finish their projects in the span of a month. Or not. We’ll give it our best though. This time we get to choose our own goals. No 50.000 word minimum for a win. For this Camp NaNoWriMo, Read More
NaNoWriMo: Nearly Halfway There
It’s the 13th of November, which means NaNoWriMo has nearly reached its halfway point. Some of you might be ahead, while others might be behind. Maybe you’re keeping up with your word count. No matter where you are in the process, you’re doing great! Even if you’ve only written one word or even just the Read More
Preptober Starts
We’re less than a month away from National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and October has been dubbed ‘Preptober’ by many. It’s the month in which participants of NaNoWriMo prepare their big epic novel for production. The plotters will finish their outlines, the pantsers just let their idea simmer in the back of their mind. If Read More
Reflecting On Camp NaNo July 2020
For those of you who’ve been following me for a longer time will know I regularly take part in the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) events. Every April and July they host a the camp version. Some people prefer Camp NaNo to the big event in November because in a camp, you get to decide Read More
NaNoWriMo: Half Way There
Are you doing NaNoWriMo? Then this is your half way mark. There’s fifteen days left to complete your goal, and to learn. How have you been doing? Take fifteen minutes today to reflect on your progress and see if you can improve the process. Work smarter, not harder. Keep going No matter how many words Read More
NaNoWriMo: Not Participating
I’m not taking part in NaNoWriMo this year. After having done so for the past few years, I made a conscious decision not to do it this year. Also, I planned a two week trip smack in the middle of the month. I know it’s not possible for me to write during the trip, nor Read More
NaNoWriMo: 2018 Evaluation
Tessa conquered the 50.000 word mountain and won NaNoWriMo. She takes the time to evaluate the progress she made and what she learned about her writing process. Read More
NaNoWriMo: The Halfway Point
Tessa talks about her progress for NaNoWrimo, how she beat the obstacle that kept her from writing and shares the things she’s learned so far. Read More
