Well, tomorrow is the end of Camp Nanowrimo, and I did VERY good this year. In fact, shock of shocks, I won. I have an excellent track record at the regular Nanowrimo in November (I’ve won every year but last on account of, you know, going into labor and stuff), but I’m typically pretty terrible at Camp. It lacks the urgency of November, and the cabins don’t really do anything for me. Pep talks are also typically not as inspiring. Still, it’s a good opportunity to have a little accountability. I don’t usually win, but I usually get more done than I would have without participating.
I’ve been holding off on my writing this year (and honestly most of my hobbies, too). The Small Boy takes precedence over everything right now. But he’s becoming more self-sufficient with his entertainment and sleeping pretty consistently most nights. Which means I found it pretty easy to scare up a bit of time for the writing this month.
I didn’t write things every night, though I did do things that furthered my writing career. But I did write most nights, am about 1/3 of the way through the “final” draft of my next novel (before Autocrit, maybe Critique Circle, then 2nd/3rd party edits). And I think, going forward, that I’m going to instate my old goal for the year.
- I will write 20 days of the month for all the months left of 2018.
I think it’s totally doable, and I’m posting it here so that you can all keep me accountable to it. I’ll include it when I do my rundown in December on whether I reached my goals for the year or not. It may be a pipe dream, since the Alpha and Beta read process can take a long time, but I’m kinda hoping to get book #2 out to the world by this time next year.
Also, I GOTTA find a way to speed up that process…
That’s it for now. T-minus 1 day until Blue Gentian releases!
Casey E. Hamilton 