2015 Camp Nano Fail…

As you will have probably guessed from the lack of updates regarding this that I failed miserably.

I managed about 4.4K words (out of my planned 25K) over the month of July which is really poor. I wish I had only set my target at 10K as once I realised there was no way for me to reach my goal, I just didn’t try to up the number.

I had hopes that I could still keep up with it whilst I was on holidays but I underestimated how tired I would be from looking after my sister’s 3 kids. My hats to all parents of more than 1 child out there…One week and I was on my knees with the brain capacity of a gnat.

I am really annoyed with myself and I wish Camp Nano was in August as July is never going to be ideal…Excuses, excuses I hear you mutter and you would be right. I am easily distracted and a master at procrastination but as I only get to see my family twice a year, when I do, the last thing I want to do is lock myself away to hammer at a keyboard…

I am still tinkering at the story I had planned for it and it’s evolving. The plan was to do something close to what I know. Story of a girl next door in London…and then suddenly I have some werewolves in there…Can’t help it. I just love a good supernatural story.

Day 1 – Trying again

I have just noticed that it’s been 6 months since my last post…that’s just terrible. I have been a really lazy girl choosing the easy way of being entertained instead of entertaining…Well providing that you find my writing remotely entertaining.

So, as today marks the start of another Camp Nano, I am back to writing – I hope.

I have realised that although I really do love reading fantasy, science fiction and adventure novels, these may be a little too ambitious for me and that’s probably why I get stuck. So I am going to scale back and do one the first rules (which is sometimes questioned): write about what you know.

I haven’t got a clear idea of what yet but I think I might just go for a story which would use someone like me at the centre…Someone ordinary who wishes that her life wasn’t always so…We all have those moments where wished we could be the hero or the girl who has amazing things happening to her… I have planned my first writing session for tonight and what I had planned to write about until this morning (and thought about for the last month or so) is being put to pasture, so I am going to pants it totally.

I have given myself the target of 25K words which is 5K more than last year. I have to challenge myself a bit. I will be facing a little of the same challenges as I am about to go on 2 weeks holiday with my sister and her 3 kids and as I am the cool auntie, I don’t get much free time…

But as they say “if at first you don’t succeed, try and try again”

To all of those who are giving Camp Nano a go…good luck!

Until next time

Chym

 

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