Greetings from Camp!

Hello friends!

What are you  up to this summer?   Currently, I'm in the midst of writing.  To keep myself motivated, I signed up for CampNanoWriMo  (Camp National Novel Writing Month.)

It's basically an online "camp" brought to you by the same organization that does National Novel Writing Month.  If you're a writer definitely check out both sites. 

For this online writing camp, a ton of writers signed up to write 50,000 words by the end of July.

50,000 freaking words.
I know.
I KNOW!

It's a HUGE undertaking, that's for sure.  And I'm 99.9% sure that I won't reach the goal. But I figure it's better to try and fail then not sign up and not write anything, right?

It's just like one of my favorite quotes:


50,000 = My moon
10,000 = Pretty Sparkly Stars


Plus, while I'd love to say that I'm wholeheartedly dedicated to the craft of writing and ... yada yada yada. *Insert lots of flowery prose about dedication and hard work*

But the truth is, I'm not. Well.  Wait.  Let me backtrack.  I am dedicated... sort of.... Ack! Let me explain.

Like you, I'm a busy lady.  I carve out time to write at night when my kids are in bed.  And honestly, after some very long and tough days... it's just much easier to sit and read a book, or go to bed, or eat a giant bowl of cereal than push out word after tedious word. 

This type of online camp is great for someone like me because I want to write (I really do!), but I don't always feel disciplined to follow through.  At "camp" I'm a part of a community of super talented, super hard-working, and super motivated writers.  Being with them inspires me to get my butt in gear too.  (Plus my type A personality just looooves how the website keeps track of my daily word count.  It's such a thrill seeing the numbers going up.)

So I definitely encourage all writers to sign up!  Let's all hop amongst the stars together!

Happy writing, friends!


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