In addition to the big National Novel Writing Month that happens every November, NaNoWriMo also hosts two writing camps, one in April and one in July. These camps can be used to do a variety of writing projects, including finishing your novel, revising/editing a novel, planning for a new one, or world building. The main difference between November's NaNoWriMo and Camp is that writers can set their own word count/page count/editing goals. Whether you're camping out in the woods or on your couch this July, here's some resources to get you writing!
So, you won NaNoWriMo–you got your 50k words, congrats! But since November, you've lost momentum and you've got a half-finished project. This camp session, let Charlie Gilkey help you Start Finishing. Psychotherapist Eric Maisel provides insight into the psychology of the creative process to help get your brain in gear in his book Unleashing the Artist Within. If you find yourself up against a wall of resistance to the writing process, let Deb Norton show you how to harness that resistance into something useful in her book Part Wild: A Writer's Guide to Harnessing the Creative Power of Resistance.
Whether you're in the finishing phase for your last writing project or the planning phase for your next one, Pacific Northwest author Jessie L. Kwak can help you go all the way From Big Idea to Book. Her companion book From Chaos to Creativity will likewise help you hone your unique creative process to make the most of your time in the writing chair. Donald Roos offers practical advice on time management for creative people in Don't Read This Book, while Bec Evans and Chris Smith offer advice on how to stay in the writing habit in their new book Written: How to Keep Writing and Build a Habit That Lasts.
Maybe you not only won NaNoWriMo, but you've also got a finished book (fabulous!). But now what? In Seven Drafts: Self-Edit Like a Pro from Blank Page to Book, Allison K Williams guides you through the often scary and overwhelming process of editing, whether you've got a first draft (also known as the vomit draft) or are ready to start on sentence-level editing (aka the technical draft). You might realize during the editing process that your story needs a lot more work than you realized. Donald Maass can help you make sure you reach readers on an emotional level in his book The Emotional Craft of Fiction, while Sonya Huber can help you ensure your unique voice(s) comes through in her book Voice First: A Writer's Manifesto.
Wherever you are in your writing process, the only way out is through, so keep at it and Never Say You Can't Survive.
~Posted by Veronica H.
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