a mad dash to 20,000 words // "WINNING" CAMP NANOWRIMO

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Here's my writing vlog for the last week of Camp NaNoWriMo! I had to get 20,000 in 7 days (& then 10K in the final 2 days bahaha). Story struggles, panel discussions, and cappuccinos galore. :)
☟↓ QUESTIONS FOR YOU BELOOOOOW! ↓☟
D I S C U S S I O N Q U E S T I O N S :
How did April's Camp NaNoWriMo go for you? Did you finish your story or will you be continuing to work on it in May?
Did you learn anything from this Camp that you'll take over or change for July's Camp and the big NaNoWriMo in November?
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@folkloricmoon 4 года назад

“If there was no Camp NaNoWriMo I wouldn’t be doing what I am now.” Isn’t that all of us? Hahaha

@mial9553 4 года назад

I hit 50k on the 25th!!!!!!!! I couldn’t even believe this, it was my first novel and I finished!

@KateCavanaugh 4 года назад

WAY TO FREAKING GO, MIA! THAT'S INCREDIBLE!!!!

@mial9553 4 года назад

Thank you so freaking much!!!

@mial9553 4 года назад

Btw, your live-streams really helped me write!

@LifeofAngelina 4 года назад

@@mial9553 That's great, congrats! I'm currently trying to draft my first novel as well!

@libraryofadventures7800 4 года назад

Congratulations! I’m trying to finish my first draft too

@lollyannaclark 4 года назад

28:11 "my mind is..." Your mind is telling you nooo, but the caffeine, the caffeine is telling you YeeEEEsssSSS!

@PinkPotatoChip 4 года назад

It's nice to see so many people still doing what they love. Since this quarantine and virus crap happened I've lost all desire and motivation to write. Maybe I'm becoming depressed from watching too much news, I don't know. I feel like I should write but when I start I feel like it's pointless and doubts come flooding in and I stop after one sentence.

@bodine219 4 года назад

That's super relatable. I've been writing more than I ever have, but mostly because it pauses my anxiety. Writing is a focused task that squeezes out other thoughts. Give yourself some grace; both responses to the quarantine stress are perfectly valid and neither is better than the other. Maybe just enjoy some reading or a nice Netflix binge? Or if you still want to write try something self indulgent that you never plan to publish? Low pressure.

@bodine219 4 года назад

Have you tried sprinting? Word sprints have really helped me tie up my inner editor. I don't even know where she went, not always a good thing XD

@swymaj02 4 года назад

I always want to edit words cis of perfectionism, so I haven't gone as far as I could've, but I'm somewhat happy with my 0 draft so far.

@marymohr2799 4 года назад

I completed my word goal (Which wasn't very high) a few days ago, but I haven't looked at my story since. Mostly because I realized I was writing just to write. In the beginning, I wanted to tell the story I had, but now, I don't really see a point in finishing it. I've decided to leave it for now and work on other things, which wasn't an easy decision to make. However, I am happy I was able to write so many words. I'm definitely closer to figuring out my process, and there were some days I wrote more at once than I ever thought I could. Overall, I learned more about my process, and I've also learned how to tell when my passion for a story has died. The second is a lesson I wish I hadn't had to learn, but it is useful nonetheless.

@8bitgalaxy98 4 года назад

I didn’t even know Camp Nanowrimo was happening that’s how out of it I am lmao

@kaylacook1522 4 года назад

I realized I need to tell myself what is going to happen (halfway between a detailed outline and a zero draft) before I can pound out the words. It's an extra step but it works.

@reginaduke7451 4 года назад

Another plot gardener!!!

@miguelrafael9247 4 года назад

It was my first Camp, but I didn't succeed. It showed me that plotting my story suits me better and that I'm bad at zero drafting.

@KateCavanaugh 4 года назад

Those are awesome lessons to learn though!!

@reginaduke7451 4 года назад

My big realization was that I am actually a plot gardener (Chris Fox book). And I'm proud of it!!!! LOL

@ej3372 4 года назад

I have binged your videos for the entire week now, and it has helped me gain a routine and write my book that I have been wanting to write for a while, but was scared. The book is my first ever novel that I have been outlining - thank you Kate, for helping me without knowing lol!

@TehBuggy 4 года назад

Aw so happy Duke has his room all set up so he can “help” you write 😍 And congrats on the writing too 😂

@PhoebeWritesFiction 4 года назад

WOO, CONGRATS!! those macaroons looked so good. NOW I'M CRAVING THEM. Bless Duke, the most helpfullest of helpful pups

@justmartine 4 года назад

I only set my word count for 30,000 words because I knew it would push me to make a habit of writing again and some progress was better than nothing. In total, I drafted half of my project, which I'm pretty happy with. I set my goals like this knowing I also had school to worry about, and I think that compares pretty well to all of the stuff you continue to juggle as you do nano.

@megancastleman5331 4 года назад

Is it weird I'm already hyped for the next camp nanowrimo? 😂😂

@bodine219 4 года назад

I'm super hyped. I had a 30k goal this time and I'm planning to try for the big 50k in July. This was my first nano event, so I've never had a goal as big XD

@abigailjean7131 4 года назад

My goal was 5,000 and ended up with 14,371. I gave myself low expectations so I wouldn't get disappointed, but once I got to 14,000 I pretty much stopped, so I only wrote the first half. Ah well, we are in a taxing time.

@LifeofAngelina 4 года назад

wow, almost 10,000 more words - that's great! congrats

@TheHexedLibrary 4 года назад

Listen, with 5 hours left of Camp, I needed 11 more hours. Sooooooooooo. I'm with you, I definitely did better for the first two weeks than the last two. The last two were brutal. Congratulations on winning! Also, I'm so happy Duke is back inside and can lay on your feets while you write!

@audreydenholm8615 4 года назад

Oh wow - my Camp Nano was the same, with no catch up - I changed focus halfway through the month, and while I got there overall (across 2 projects) I also set my goal a whole lower than 50k. Agree on figuring out a way to make this work, because it doesn't for me anymore.

@jadeofmanytraits5565 4 года назад

I love her she is the best i am do exticed to watch this video

@LifeofAngelina 4 года назад

Woo congrats! This vlog is super inspiring for me as I'm basically doing Nano this month and trying to get 50,000 words for my first novel!

@nicholibaldron8171 4 года назад

When I need to make a note I use brackets, "[note example]" because "[" will never show up in my manuscript otherwise. Makes ctl+f easier for me.

@InuKagKik3 4 года назад

I do the same thing!

@HellsMirror 4 года назад

I do that too, started it because in academic writing you do the same thing if you have to add something to a quote, and in my mind [...] equals "does not actually belong to the original text"

@nicholibaldron8171 4 года назад

@@HellsMirror Now that I think about it, that's probably why I ended up using it also. That, or brackets from coding back in the day.

@SarahCahillWrites 4 года назад

'Was that enough? No, not enough.' I understand that feeling. Congrats on the 50k! But lets be honest, it's not a NaNoWriMo unless there's a panic somewhere. If there's one thing I've learned it's 'don't write 70k in one week.' I'm gonna try revise it in July though... maybe. We'll see.

@NicoleWilbur 4 года назад

Ahhh also had a mad dash to the end! I did 5k yesterday-which was a first for me haha :) and finished with a few hours to spare !! Is there like a post-camp nap-a-thon I can join??

@KateCavanaugh 4 года назад

Ooooh if you find one, I want to know so I can join too!! A nap-a-thon sounds wonderful right now (and always bahaha). CONGRATS!!! :)

@NicoleWilbur 4 года назад

@@KateCavanaugh hahaa thank youuu! i will keep you posted ;) congrats to you too!

@sheryl3049 4 года назад

Well done. Hope you do do July. I've never done a camp but I'd love to nano alongside you. I've got ideas for a new book, but I'm a pantser so 7 wks to plot might be a good idea.

@mpsensha 4 года назад

Phew, this was like watching a suspense movie! 😁

@reginaduke7451 4 года назад

Oh I'm so glad you are irritated by the Camp NaNo website. It was my first Camp, and I couldn't figure out why I didn't get any badges...until I hit 40K!!!! I got that one. Do they tell you if you are a winner? ... I am also revising a book. And preparing to publish a romance (proofreader just sent comments). And figuring out how to upload a PDF for a paperback... can I take a nap now? All I want to do is go back to bed. Staying up for this video, though. LOVE IT!!!!

@AbiofPellinor 4 года назад

That "scoosh" as you zoom in and out is really *the* Kate Cavanaugh noise and I love it hahaha. I'm glad you were thinking of yourself rather than forcing yourself to film, we'd all rather you were happy I'm sure. And congrats for winning!!! I'm exactly the same, I'll force myself past how much I'd like to be doing just to be able to say that I've won hahaha

@j.oan.n.e 4 года назад

your writing room where you have all the plants is the dream and your mannerisms are so sweet and lovely!

@mineaxyie 4 года назад

I nearly finished the first draft of my book, 51 385 words and 184 pages. Proud of myself and proud of everyone who kept fighting through the torture that last month was about. You all did amazing, even if you didn't reach your goal. Your word, page or minute count does not define you. Your passion does❤

@laconscozynook 4 года назад

I “won” nanowrimo on the website with my word goal I had set but my technical goal of finishing the whole first draft I was just a few chapters shy... so I know how you feel, but I am definitely proud of what I was able to do!

@elliwesishawkins4799 4 года назад

This was really intresteing! I didn’t participate in camp because I still work 6 days a week since I’m on deployment, but I did compete in two of the regular nanowrimo events a few years back. The best I ever did I think was 13,000 words and I tend to be more of a short story writer which really fights against me when I try to write a novel. I can usually complete the story itself, it just doesn’t have that word count lmao.

@bodine219 4 года назад

Hey, that's awesome that you can intuitively fit your narrative into a short story! I wouldn't even know where to start with one.

@reginaduke7451 4 года назад

Watching this one again (30th time, one of my faves) and having exactly the same breakfast! :D These videos never get old. Thanks for all the hard work you put into them!!!

@beatrixbunhops3360 4 года назад

Congratulations! I'm in awe of your 10k in 2 days!! 2 days!!

@Bluebird-xz1gw 4 года назад

Ahh I've been craving a Kate vlog for two days now and finally it came huzzah! Well done on your mad sprint to the finish line! I only set my goal to 6000, but even that was hard to get this month because of reasons, so I'm super happy that I managed it :)

@thisismeoffline3882 4 года назад

Loving the longer vlogs

@kanebokanebo8084 4 года назад

You are a Sunshine, you always make me feel good. Thank You Kate 💐🌟🌻

@marias8007 4 года назад

I hadn't heard of camp nanowrimo until I started watching your vids. Perfect timing. Thanks. I'm doing this!

@LeightonReacts 4 года назад

Whenever I get that far behind for NaNo, I just give up, so you have a lot more willpower than I do 😅 Congrats on winning!

@ancientsound 4 года назад

you did so well!!!!! congrats on making it to the finish line 💜🤝

@ashleygesty7671 4 года назад

Amazing job Kate you're awesome!

@eommaeottoke9966 4 года назад

Am I the only one who finds the tapping sound of the keyboard so calming? 😌

@kritichetri1938 4 года назад

You inspire me! You can do it!

@TessaDeanAuthor 4 года назад

Congratulations Kate! You were the first authortuber I started to follow. You are so real. You made me want to cry at times for you because you were trying so hard. I am glad you made it. I just started an authortube channel and my first video mentions you. You are my inspiration. I never miss a video.

@writative8285 4 года назад

I've been editing for Camp, and at first I had set the goal at 90k-- the whole thing. A week later, I realized that was daft at the best of times, but now with the pandemic stress and so much unsure in the future, I needed to be much kinder to myself. So I lowered it to 20k. I hit 22k by the end of camp and I'm fine with that. I think this months data is spoiled from the extraneous conditions for you. You did great pushing to hit your count! I think in July I'll still be monkeying with this book. Also, I am totally with you on the new site and change in camp cabins. I'm not liking the new site but I'm grateful Nanowrimo is still around so I'll take what they're giving.

@haileybluestone5205 4 года назад

You should do some more live streams soon. Love your channel!

@yukkaloon540 4 года назад

love u HannahF ❤️❤️

@theres_no_guarantees 4 года назад

I was doing a real chill month, but i got to 40k which is great, and i plan to finish the draft by the end of may

@floraellesse4440 3 года назад

19:41 "Don't die. Shit. Fuck. Mac!" okay 😂

@rainlathrop5243 4 года назад

When you said you needed to make it work for you, it just reminded me of Jenna Marbles' video of making clip in bangs ~work~ for her haha! I think we should all funnel that kind of energy into our routines

@kermit_de_frogo222 4 года назад

My experience was the exact same. This was my first NaNo and I was soo unprepared. I stayed up soo late on the 29th so I cloud finish lol I know what to do next NaNoWriMo. I realized that for the story I worked on for NaNo, I was not really prepared. So now i have done extra planning for next NaNo and now I’m much more excited!

@annamiller2057 4 года назад

@Antony_Oscar 4 года назад

My goal at first was 15,000 words, but then I raised it up to 30,000 and I made it! A really nice feeling, I really love Camp. I made a new project for May, another 15,000 words (same story, which is about 150K long at the moment). It's just under 500 words of writing per day, so it should be doable even if I miss a day or due because of uni work.

@cerabella1792 4 года назад

When you set your nanowrimo goal to 10,000 because that is literally big for you. This new "0 draft" has been the longest one so far! over 11,000 so far. Trying to now get 5,000 a week because I want to get this novel done (In 0 draft form) before the end of school!

@marenm8787 4 года назад

I finished the first draft of the novel I started last November (my fist NaNo). There wasn't that much left to write, but I struggled to get it done ever since then. So setting this as my Camp NaNo goal was really helpful! So glad I did it, even if it was 'only' 10k. :)

@TessaDeanAuthor 4 года назад

I managed to win camp NANO, but I am a lot like you and prefer to work on different projects and not just one. My goal was originally set for 10,000 words then I changed it to 15,000 words and then when I saw I could do more I tried to change my goal again, but it wouldn't let me. I ended just over 20,000 words and that included editing time because I couldn't think of anything more to add to it. I get bored fast. I don't know what I will do for November's NANOWRIMO yet, but for the July camp I have another idea. I have been writing some memoirs although there is some difference of opinion in the different books I read on writing one. So maybe time for more reading and see what someone else says. Good job! You go girl!

@HellsMirror 4 года назад

Me: *watching this video* You: *showing the Camp NaNo mug* Me: *slowly glancing at the same mug which I was JUST drinking from* xD

@guiomarcarrasco8045 4 года назад

I loved the video :)

@sadiemcc9363 4 года назад

My Camp NaNoWriMo experience? I wrote two thousand words, then abandoned my project (my unfinished NaNoWriMo story) to participate in National Poetry Month because my English class was doing that and I couldn't manage both. I really need to finish that novel, though...

@trailofdebris 4 года назад

"i'll probably eat all of [the macarons] this scene" - next shot, a blue macaron has joined the line-up 😅 i quit my camp story after realizing that i am running into a major issue with an aspect of diversity and i haven't had the brainpower to think of a work-around.

@starrehelm9228 4 года назад

I learned a lesson that you can't go from 0 to 100 in the matter of one day. I got really mentally exhausted within a week. I do want to make writing more of a habit for myself, so I am planning to work by the hour and track hours for Camp in July, but I am going to aim lower.

@xiomysbooktales6279 4 года назад

I completed my 20K goal and I do plan on continuing with my story since I have yet to finish Act III and I'm proud of what I accomplished! I hope that I keep motivated for the next Camp Nanowrimo! 😄

@thegeekylibrarian360 3 года назад

I also miss the cabin-system, this april is my first try on the new site, and I got so confused by the new group-system :P Good think I have joined a NaNo-discord for my areal :P

@alycat1073 4 года назад

I know this is late but congrats on winning, and congrats on anyone else who won as well. I somehow managed to win on the 28th as I was finishing up a college semester. 😂 I'm still unsure how I won. It's my first time winning Camp. Even for those of you that didn't win, at least you got words in, and that's what matters. It's been an interesting month for sure, and curious to see what Camp in July will hold.

@sherrithorne9771 4 года назад

April Camp NaNoWriMo went well. I hit my word count and went beyond it. I am not continuing it, because it was only Camp NaNoWriMo project. I went back to writing my Horror Dark Fantasy novel. I learn that even thought I had 10K writing goal things could change in a month, plus I would need to make some changes before continuing on the next Camp NaNoWrIMo. I will not be working on it during NaNoWriMo, because it's not a 50K writing project. I understand your struggle on writing a lot of words in a short amount of time.

@abbysdiamondpainting 4 года назад

Random, but I love using the Sarasa multicolor (soft/point?) pens for outlining. They're amazing.

@beatrixbunhops3360 4 года назад

I love Duke! He's such a sweet dog and love him curled up on his bed! Squueeeeee. He looks bit thin is he ok? Btw I have baby gates in my house too to keep my house rabbits in their rooms. They're free range like cats and use trays x

@bodine219 4 года назад

At Cate if you see this :) If he is losing weight throwing an egg on top of his food might help. Our German Shepherd was having trouble holding onto his weight and that was all he needed. Some dogs don't tolerate eggs as well though, so I would start slowly with that. Meat would work just as well, but not as cheaply. Your Duke is so sweet :)

@the.april. 4 года назад

I had no intention of doing Camp Nanowrimo this year, but I decided to try it just for fun after the quarantine started. I achieved my goal yesterday (40.000 words!), but my draft isn't finished yet. Is it weird that I don't feel like I won, just because it isn't over yet? 😂

@KateCavanaugh 4 года назад

Bahaha not weird at all! I still sorta feel the same way. Congrats on hitting your first goal, your Camp goal, though! :)

@the.april. 4 года назад

Thanks! ❤️

@j.oan.n.e 4 года назад

when kate watches booksandlala 😭✨❤️

@linnfoster 4 года назад

For Camp I chose to work on the same novel I did last NaNo and set an easy goal of adding 20,000 words to it. I got nearly 30,000 words done this month, which I was super happy with because I spent a lot of the month really unmotivated to work due to stress and having to juggle getting my financial aid in order for school. By my estimate I have 30% left of the book to do and I just want it done so badly lol. I haven't finished a novel in like ten years, I'm very eager to do it again after so long.

@hannahreeves6300 4 года назад

My camp NaNo goal was really small, 9000 words for a new project about one of my side characters but I completed it nonetheless!

@LifeofAngelina 4 года назад

That's still super impressive, congrats!

@theodorwritesreadssomethin2928 4 года назад

Didn't finish camp NaNoWriMo but thats OK. Next year will be better

@KateCavanaugh 4 года назад

Definitely! Or July's Camp, if you want to participate then, too. :)

@theodorwritesreadssomethin2928 4 года назад

@@KateCavanaugh I have thought about it. But school is delaying me. I'm gonna start a authortube/book tube soon any advice?

@nocturnus009 4 года назад

I can empathize: back when I worked road races in Central Park you had many Early spring mornings where the pollen was so thick it was like show in the overnight lights. We have had a wet April this year so it's been thick... I have not been outside but the pollen apparently is BAD here. Hopefully this means my CSA shares will be better than average, my 8th season starts 1st Monday of June. 🕺🎉🎊🎈💃 Kitchen Continental is a must read for all foodies. I'm probably due for a reread. I wonder what the wait for the audiobook is on Libby... It's AVAILABLE, I guess my weekend is set!

@vilet918 4 года назад

Camp nano was interesting this year, I dropped my camp nano project 1000 words in and then sort of unintentionally started a new one that I didn't document. I also miss the camp nano site😢. In this brand-new story I went in with no outline (I've always been an outliner) and allowed myself to edit as I go. It was insane! I started halfway into the month and got 10,000 words in a week! And by the end of the month I'm at 13,000 because I hit a wall. But still that's the most I've ever written in a project!

@lilyfritsch7386 4 года назад

I would love to see a video of how you oganize your Scrivener documents!

@annibtj 4 года назад

camp definitely didn't go according to plan for me BUT i think i've learnt NOT to go into these projects with half-planned story ideas... i thinK ... i hopE... but CONGRATS for winning you did so well!!

@AdventuresInFantasy 4 года назад

I ended up quitting Camp. I burned myself out on all my writing so now I'm just hopping between all my new ideas until I feel like properly writing again. I did learn that I should probably take weekends off so that is something.

@LexieReilly 4 года назад

I didn’t meet my NaNoWriMo goal. I was 6,000 words short. You would think with quarantine I could do it but I’m a teacher and teacher’s don’t get quarantine off. But I did add 20,000 words and almost finished my completed draft so I’m taking that as a win.

@mial9553 4 года назад

Could you make a video about the editing process? I have to do that soon...,

@elizalagonia1049 4 года назад

I didn't "win" because I overestimated the number of words I'd be rewriting chapters 11-20 in my first novel. I cut an entire chapter and probably cut another 1/2 chapter with how much I changed. I only needed about 17k and I estimated 25K. However, I am proud of myself because the main goal was to edit chapters 11-20 which are now 11-19 and that did get done, and I cut a lot of words from my 1st draft. I have to take a little bit of a break from it because I can't get the next 10 chapters from my CP until probably the May 15 or beyond. I started a short story that I want to be able to submit to a mag I saw calling for entries and the deadline is May 30th. I've got a good start on the rough draft in the last few days. I'm hoping to get some words tonight, but I might need to do more housework. One of my sons is terrified of the vacuum cleaner and freaks out the moment I turn it on (It's okay to laugh I find it very funny) but we don't want to torture him so we're going up to my parents tomorrow so my husband can vacuum, steam, and bleach the entire apartment, and I'm cleaning so he can do that without having to clean too.

@rosey4exclaim 4 года назад

Okay, this has nothing to do with the video, but I just realized your P.O. Box is in Boerne and I know where that is! My family used to live in Helotes and went to church in Boerne. We would have brunch at some fancy hotel there every Sunday (the rich grandparents always paid), and I've dreamed about it for years.

@RKStumblingbear 4 года назад

I was going to do Camp Nano this month, then I realized that I had procrastinated all my homework that was due in April... so I did that instead. Hopefully I do better with my time so that in July I can participate.

@SkeletonQueen3268 4 года назад

Camp NaNoWriMo ended for me when I wasn’t allowed to leave my house except for work 😬😬 so like, the 3rd. I’m not able to work well at my house right now so everything just ceased. I’m hoping by Camp 2 and November I’ll be able to go to the library or Starbucks to get my work done. I’m so proud of everyone that did succeed despite the world trying to kill us all!!!!

@bodine219 4 года назад

This was my first nano event. My goal was 30k words across multiple projects and I reached it a couple days early. (I also finished my first book!!) There were a few days I didn't write at all, but I was pretty happy with myself. So, I plan to do 50k in July, still across multiple projects. I'm working my way up to attempt a non-rebellious November. 😁

@bodine219 Год назад

aww how nostalgic. I'm publishing that book this fall XD (and boy have I written lots since then)

@belindasoutter2629 4 года назад

this year i decided to give NaNoWriMo a try and it killed me. last week i finally made it to 50k and im planning to try and publish it. wish me luck!

@xShortyxJordyx 4 года назад

Honestly, I crushed Camp NaNoWriMo this time... Lesson learned: as long as a pandemic cancels my vacation, I can properly outline, and if I can properly outline, I can breeze through the majority of the first draft while self isolating for three weeks. Hopefully this won't happen again, but at least I'll be prepared for it.

@paytonasher06 4 года назад

I finished 45,000 words for Camp, and finished the first draft. I have so much editing to do XD. I haven't even looked at it and I just know.

@StephanieWhitson 4 года назад

I didn't meet my camp goal but I did add an additional 17,350 words this month and my goal was 30,000. I didn't start a brand new story, and Ive realized I need to have some kind of outline even if its just a page of notes to help the story along. I wasted a lot of time staring and thinking okay whats next.

@jadeofmanytraits5565 4 года назад

I will use this motivation still doesn’t have the movation to do it

@SaraLubratt 4 года назад

I have learned that I can developmental edit like an absolute FIEND when I'm on deadline. (But only short deadlines like a week.)

@One_silent_gamer 4 года назад

I felt really angry with myself, I managed to write over 8000 words on the last day, but I was still 1000 words away from the 50k goal... I was really peeved because that was the best I'd ever done w/ word counts. I got just over 48k words in the end :(

@NicoleWilbur 4 года назад

that's amazing though! congratulations - an incredible amount to write in 1 month!!

@reginaduke7451 4 года назад

48K is fantastic!!!!!

@pvriskeal 4 года назад

Most don’t even get that. Don’t be hard on yourself.

@nocturnus009 4 года назад

Apparently posting a comment about Anthony Bourdain & CSA is enough for then algorithm to give me a last chance kitchen battle. The one they posted last night that I didn't get to see YET! ,🕺🎉💃

@BrekkeEl 4 года назад

I did hours (and counted them as words in the website). My goal was to have 15 hours of writing (which broke down to 30 minutes a day). I liked this bc it meant that even if words were low and I spent time brainstorming, I got credit. This might work well for you, because you could track the amount of time spent in one particular story rather than word progress. That way, you could dedicate one hour a day to working on a particular story and that leaves you free to work on whatever you want the rest of the time. Just an idea!

@TheSelkie1990 4 года назад

Haha I had to write 20,000 words this week and then I had to write over 11,000 words on the last day. I did not make it....and I kind of cheated by starting early because I didn't know about the camps until now. But, I made it to 40,016 words! First draft is done for now. :D

@eommaeottoke9966 4 года назад

It was my first time doing the challenge. My initial goal was to draft a certain story. It was half finished. By 20k I was done finishing the draft. But I couldn't make it to 50k 😅. Only up to 30k. Next time maybe ;-; Congratulations🎉🎊 to the winners btw ^^

@jonnyr5049 4 года назад

How do writers write so much in such a short period of time!! 6,000 words in a day for 2 days. I can’t write in bulk like this

@JacquelinElizabethWrites 4 года назад

I’ve been following you for a while now and there was something about you that I couldn’t put my finger on. It really bothered me that I couldn’t figure it out. Sitting next to my sister and she’s like “she looks and sounds like cousin Kathy” I’m losing my mind.

@stagbee2232 4 года назад

Hi Kate, I wanted to do camp this year but April came and went so fast. I follow your youtube channel...listening to you talk about writing keeps me focused on my own dream of becoming a professional writer. I have been considering starting my own authortube channel but I am a muslim and I cover my face with a veil, so I don't know, it sort of bothers me whether that will work.

@muguet-de-mai 4 года назад

what time do you get up in the mornings? you seem to start your day pretty early. no wonder you get a lot done.

@SilverXT 4 года назад

I want to know how you organize your Scrivener.. like word count for scenes, chapters, etc..

@DenyCreep 4 года назад

0:08 what a trick, awesome! :D How long would it take for me to learn it? xD

@staceycoates1418 4 года назад

So I was writing a family history for Camp Nano and I way overestimated how many words I would need. I think my final product will be half of what I estimated and I think that is with an extra 3 thousand words of research I need to add. So in the middle of the month I had finished my rough (very rough) draft and then I am like I still need another 13000 words (my goal being 20000). Now that it has been a few weeks I am planning on doing my first run through of the story to see what I need to edit, add and research. But I was too close to it during Nano to pick it up. (Though I did know some things I needed to research and started sending out emails about that for info).

@jetteharris6818 4 года назад

Did you DNF Pirate Hunters? I had planned on participating in Camp to write my MG thriller, but the website was so different and the cabins GONE, I just never dove in.