Dear all I arrived safely and met some of the others. There are lots of us in the cabin this year, mostly ‘older’ writers which is what I wanted. Some haven’t done much yet, and most seem to have a
Postcard from Camp (1)
Should I go camping in July?
That’s Camp NaNoWriMo, specifically. You probably know that the NaNoWriMo set-up encourages everyone to write a novel, or some other variation in this theme nowadays, in a month, specifically November. It also runs the project in the form of a
N for November for NaNoWriMo
For many people, November (the phonetic word for N) is the National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo. When I first started writing and blogging, I saw these references to NaNoWriMo and wondered what on earth it meant. Three years on I’ve
Tuesday Haiku #13
Technically this is my last Summer Camp post, although I’ve ‘won’ as I’ve passed my 50,000 word goal and got my ‘winner’ stamp. There’ll be a badge appearing near the bottom of this page sooner or later. The weather is
What am I writing next?
Ok, so I’ve left Camp NaNoWriMo for another year. It’s a really good challenge to keep me focused on writing every day. What it stops me doing, really, is reading long books (I can read something that takes me one
Postcard from Camp 4
Well, I reached the stage where I couldn’t put the book down last weekend, and thanks to taking my laptop downstairs in front of the TV and watching the Open Golf Championship all weekend, I wrote for over five hours
Tuesday Haiku #12
My fourth week at Summer Camp. The weather’s been hot, very hot for us wilting roses in England, but I still got into the spirit with my Camp Nano tee shirt. This week’s haiku is a kind of plot summary:
Postcard from Camp 3
Thank you all for your good wishes. I’m feeling lots better, thanks to antibiotics, inhalers, anti-inflammatories, fruit, water and rest! Once I was up to sitting at the keyboard I found I caught up my word-count quite quickly. I think
Tuesday Haiku #11
My third week at Summer Camp, and the new version of the story is going – well, ok, slowly – choose your adverb. I’m now about a week behind schedule, but that’s largely due to my flu. Still time to
Postcard from Camp 2
Well more or less as soon as I sent my last postcard I went down with a virus that kept me in bed (or at least on the sofa snuggled under a blanket) for three days. Amazing how good the
Tuesday Haiku #10
My second week at Summer Camp, and things are not going well. My target is 1615 words a day and I was already one day behind when I fell sick with a virus. I haven’t written anything since. Hopefully the
Postcard from Camp 1
Well, here I am at Camp NaNoWriMo, beavering away at my new story. I hope it will turn into the sixth book. Some of my original ‘Victor’s Story’, written three or more years ago, may survive and be included, but
Tuesday Haiku #9
My second day at Summer Camp, writing my new story – the target is 1615 words a day. So I give you a topical haiku: What do you call a Month of writing your new book? Camp NaNoWriMo!
Off to Camp NaNoWriMo
Once upon a time I went to Summer Camp in the USA. Wisconsin, to be precise. It was hugely enjoyable, although there were also some odd incidents as a result of people making false assumptions. Hmm, I must put that
The Way West #24 – the final chapter
This is the final chapter of my Camp NaNoWriMo project. To see earlier chapters click here. All comments welcome. Story copyright Jemima Pett. Chapter 24: Enlightenment In which the General holds forth and Humphrey finds he has everything he wants