I’ve done NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo six times now. I haven’t won every time – I’m pretty sure it’s mostly fails. But I’ve learned a lot about how to win – or lose but still feel like you wrote well – NaNoWriMo. Read my other posts about NaNoWriMo here. What Even is NaNoWriMo and How…
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Poetry: Crazy
Crazy Fast in circles round and round– Cuckoo cuckoo flop! Chaos galore, screaming loud!
Guest Post by Anna: Cali and the Lovedove!
Once we were taking Cali on a walk. Cali found a lovedove. Then Cali chased it. And played with it. They were friends. They played together for one hour. And they jumped onto a tree. And then Cali had to go home. But Cali was sad. So we made Cali a stuffed animal of it….
Story Musing #2
Okay, I’ve hit 5,000 words! For Camp NaNo so far, I think I’ve been doing…okay. (FYI, I changed my goal from 30,000 words to 25,000 words) I have been writing about Johnny the Fairy Godbrother, and right now one of my characters is yelling at everybody else that they shouldn’t be hiding and that they…
Story Musing
This year for Camp NaNoWriMo, I will be most of the time in Scotland and some time in England. Luckily, I was able to find a story idea (exactly one day before Camp NaNoWriMo!)–an old idea but turned into a (hopefully) 30,000 word novel. It will be about this ten year old boy named Johnny,…
100 Word Story: Truly
The night is dark, but not to her. With her thick black fur and blinding white teeth, she is one with the night. Everybody feared her, with her black paws that hid long dagger nails, and her yellow-green eyes that could blaze through the night. But was she truly scary? Was her teeth so violent? …
Getting Ready for July Camp NaNoWriMo 2018!
Are you doing Camp NaNoWriMo this July? What will you be writing about? What are some things you’re going to pack for camp? What’s your word count goal? I’m still not positive what my story will be yet…I have a few ideas, but once I started writing them I stopped liking them. Hopefully…
Short Story: The Squirrel Olympics
“Hey! I saw that worm first!” Stiff yelled to Bluey, flying down to the leafy path to join his sister. “Stiff! Shut your beak! I’m trying to watch the squirrel Olympics!” Beaky retorted, gobbling a piece of caramel worm. “No! Stiff! This is my worm!” Bluey screamed as Stiff tried to take the juicy worm…
How to Make the Best Writing Environment
Since April is the first of two NaNoWriMo Camps, (there are two NaNoWriMo Camps, one in April and one in July–the actual NaNoWriMo is in November), I decided to write a post on the ideal writing environment. So–what DO you need to make the ideal writing environment? Time You need to make sure…
Khan Academy’s Grammar Program
If you did NaNoWriMo, you have probably heard of the “Now What?” months. Those are the most dreaded times (for most people), and if you’re like me, then you just want to quit. Even if you try to do it, one of the most common reasons other than “it’s boring” is “what is even…