CampNaNoWriMo Week 1 | Jo Linsdell

CampNaNoWriMo Week 1

#CampNaNoWriMo Week 1 #AmEditing


It's now the end of the first week of CampNaNoWriMo and so time for a progress report. 

The goal: To edit Do You LIKE Me?

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...


Here's this week's postcard with a quick summary of how things went:

#CampNaNoWriMo Week 1 #AmEditing


Starting a challenge when the kids are off on Easter break doesn't end in the best results. That said, I'm making up for lost time. I might even manage another session before bed tonight and so could actually manage to get back on schedule.

My manuscript currently stands at 240 pages which means I need to edit 8 pages worth a day in order to meet my goal of editing the whole thing by the end of the month. As you can see, I managed 46 pages so far. Not brilliant but also not bad considering I didn't start until this weekend.

The part I'm most excited about so far is getting back in touch with these characters. I'd forgotten how much I love them. I've been sat on this novel for far too long and it's a good sign that I'm excited about it again as I read back over it. A good indication that the idea was a good one ;)

I wrote the first draft during the November NaNoWriMo challenge (and yes, I did win with over 50K in 30 days :)). As you might expect, there is a fair bit of editing needed. Minus the typos, I'm actually quite pleased with it though. No major cringe moments yet. 

Are you doing CampNaNoWriMo too this month? What's your goal? 

6 comments

  1. Whispering Stories10 April 2018 at 12:21

    I'm not doing CampNaNoWriMo Hope it goes well for you. X

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    1. Jo Linsdell10 April 2018 at 13:14

      Thanks. It's going to be tough as this month is going to be super hectic, but I'm optimistic. Whatever the out come I'm already closer to my goal than I was at the start of the month ;)

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  2. Saturday Nite Reader10 April 2018 at 12:54

    8 pages a day - you can do it!!! ;)

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    1. Jo Linsdell10 April 2018 at 13:16

      Thanks. Fingers crossed. At the moment I'm pretty confident that I'll reach my goal. It is definitely doable. I just might need more than 24 hours in a day to get everything else done too ;)

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  3. Terri10 April 2018 at 14:27

    Good luck. I think it's a very realistic goal. I thought about doing Camp NaNo but then forgot about it until three days ago. I've been writing a lot anyway so I don't feel so bad.

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  4. Jo Linsdell10 April 2018 at 15:56

    Thanks. I usually use the NaNo challenges for writing first drafts but I have far too many manuscripts that need editing. CampNaNo is great for that. I'm feeling good about reaching my goal at the moment.

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