A Few Tips on Camp NaNoWriMo

I'm participating in the August event of Camp NaNoWriMo, and I'll write a few more tips for you. (I wrote an earlier post on some Camp NaNoWriMo tips. Read it here.)

First off, if you don't know what Camp NaNoWriMo (or just the regular NaNoWriMo) is, it's an online writing challenge where you have to write a novel of 50,000 words in a month. The Young Writers Program (YWP) NaNoWriMo is set up a bit differently; you set your own goal. However, this is unavailable for participants 18 years of age and up.

Anyways. Here's my plan for this month's NaNoWriMo:

• Write 20-30 chapters, maybe one for each day (two or more if I feel like it).
• Devote my time on the computer to it.
• Don't get distracted.

You should apply these tips also. Again, read my older article on other tips here.

The Add-On Story

You may have done this before, but I love doing this.

I'll write a sentence to start a story. Then you have to write a comment with a sentence that keeps the story moving on. People will keep adding to the story, making the characters doing many things.

RULES:

• Sentences you write must be in a comment on this post.
• Have fun.
• Everything must be G-rated. No swearing/cursing (some call it "cussing"), no blood, no violence. You can make it wierd, like "suddenly he turned into a lion with three heads and the lion ate five trees," but nothing PG or above. Thanks!
• Don't end the story suddenly. Wait until I give the heads-up.
• Please write only 1-3 sentences.
• No arguing with each other. No bullying. Everyone be nice to each other. We want this to be a friendly environment.

Remember that I have the authority to delete comments.

I will let you know when we're about to wrap up the story, so we can all write the ending together.

Here's the starting sentence:

On the top of a hill was an old, dilapidated building.

News Update #1

The highlights are:

• I've started writing a series of books. Just wrote last night and wrote today. Over 2,000 words accomplished!
• I've been reading a lot more books now. Seems like my "mission" is almost over. I'm going to most likely get a library card soon!

May or May Not Know #1

Okay, so I may be starting this "May or May Not Know" thing, but it's a little post I'll put up every now and then with writing tips or facts, one that the average writer may know, and one that the average writing probably doesn't know.

May Know


As of now, writing "Said (insert name here)" after dialog is only accepted in fantasy novels. In any other genre, it should be written as "(Insert name here) said." (I'm pretty sure about this.)

May Not Know


The simple present tense of the word spit is simply spit. The simple future tense of the word spit is will spit. But the simple past tense of the word spit is not spit. It's spat. So you don't write, "She was so furious that she spit on the ground." You would write, "She was so furious that she spat on the ground." Make sense?

If you wish to challenge any of the above, you're welcome to. Just please don't write anything inappropriate. This site is intended for all ages.