Yes it is that time again. In July there is another session of Camp NaNo and just like in April I will be running a cabin! I know RCIJ has to be posted on the 23rd but for the first three weeks camp could be a boost if anyone wanted it.
For anyone that doesn’t know Camp NaNo is different from regular November NaNo in a couple of crucial ways:
You can set your own word count goal (I don’t think there’s a minimum value so set it as high or as low as you like)
They allow you to track time and pages, in addition to words. So you could write a screenplay, edit a story, plan a story, write poetry, whatever you want really.
They have these things called cabins
It is because of these cabins that I am making this post.
A dozen Rumbelle writers signed up for the April session, and I think it went well so let’s go again. The cabins are for 20 writers and they have like a messageboard thing allowing communication on the NaNo site. I’ve always found it’s easier to write knowing I’m among friends, rather than sitting alone banging my head against the keyboard. I’ve been doing Camp NaNo for years and it always sucks if the cabin is a ghost town so in my cabin:
I post daily facts everyday for inspiration purposes
I post a daily word count challenge
Time zones permitting I run word sprints
Generally I’ve found that so long as somebody’s talking, then the cabin picks up in activity anyway. So got a fanfic you want to finish? Doing RCIJ? Just wanting a boost in the writing stakes?
Camp NaNo is a lot more relaxed than regular NaNo, as I said above you can work on different kinds of writing, or different parts of the writing process, or even on lots of projects at once. Camp is really about just making progress on things, and getting stuff done in a supportive and friendly environment. So there’s no real barrier to joining in the fun 🙂
If you would like to join then sign up and/or create a project on the Camp NaNo site. Then reply/reblog/message me with your NaNo username and I will send you a cabin invite. You must create your project first or the invite won’t work. Any questions or anything let me know 🙂
This sounds awesome! Is it all right to join the cabin if you’re a Rumbeller but aren’t working on a Rumbelle fic? Maybe if the project takes inspiration from Rumbelle? ;D
Absolutely! It’s called Rumbelle Style because the advert for the cabin was aimed at the Rumbelle fandom. You can work on whatever project you like during the month! It doesn’t have to be inspired by Rumbelle at all. I just figured if we all had ‘liking Rumbelle’ as a common point of interest, it would make for a friendly cabin is all 🙂 So you are more than welcome to join!