Insecure Writers' Support Group (IWSG) is a
really awesome meme that you should be doing along with the rest of us
writers. Unless you truly are happy with your writing and don't feel the
need to vent about your insecurities because they don't exist for you. But, really.... Don't they?
IWSG is hosted by Captain Ninja Alex at his blog, Alex J. Cavanaugh.
IWSG is hosted by Captain Ninja Alex at his blog, Alex J. Cavanaugh.
I happily report that I have won Camp NaNoWriMo from last month! It's really great to have a big chunk of my novel WIP completed and I'm well underway to finishing it.
Somehow, by some miracle, my writing partner Lan Chan decided to join me at Camp NaNo and we proceeded to create our own private cabin. These cabins feature a chat system, like instant messaging, and we found we were the only ones chatting with each other at first. I suggested we go to the NaNo forums and ask if anyone else wanted to join our cabin, and voila! Some people came along and we had a full cabin after about a week.
We all bonded so well with each other during the month, we were able to boast of having one of the few cabins that was active and exciting. Most people complained in the forums about how boring and dead their cabins were. Since we found so much strength in our numbers, we decided to keep the magic alive after our cabins would close, and now we are all still chatting everyday in our very own Skype group! Now we have a good half of us to still encourage each other and hold each other accountable.
I can't say enough about how important it is to declare your writing intentions and have other people keeping you honest. It made a big difference that everyone could see if I was falling behind in my writing, or if I was keeping up a good pace. It's far too easy to fall off and not get your work done when no one else really cares, or just doesn't really know what you're doing in the first place.
Anyway, I had no idea Camp NaNoWriMo this year would change my writing habits forever. I needed something like this, so I'm happy it worked out so incredibly well. Thanks to Lan and all my other cabin mates for your support (Denise, Toni, Olivia, Jess & Allison). I think we can be so much more sure that we will accomplish our publishing dreams because we all have each other to rely on.
That's great you put together a great support system. It does keep one accountable. I'm part of a private group, Fellowship of the Dragon, and that's exactly what we do.
ReplyDelete@Alex: We call ourselves, Off With Her Pen! We all get a kick out of saying that. Glad to hear you're part of a group like mine, too. ;)
DeleteCongratulations on winning! I was thinking about trying Camp NaNo this year, I might even have signed up for it, but nothing came of it. Too many other obligations, both in the writing world and real life.
ReplyDelete@Ken: Thank you! Yeah, that happens. Maybe next time.
DeleteCongrats on you success :-)
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@Anna: Thank you!
DeleteLOL! I love how your IWSG post is so positive and I've decided to focus on the negatives of what comes after camp. So glad we had this amazing experience and can't wait for November!
ReplyDelete@Lan: I'm not sure what the negatives are after camp. We still have all the same people to hang out with!
DeleteSupport systems. They're pretty much the best thing for writers and I recommend them to all. Happy IWSG!
ReplyDelete@S.L.: Thanks for chiming in! I appreciate that. Happy IWSG to you, too. ;)
DeleteIt's great that you created a supportive group. I love my critique group, and having other writers to talk to makes this whole journey more enjoyable. Great IWSG post!
ReplyDelete@Kim: Cool! It is making it more fun and more real.
DeleteWonderful! So great that you had such a positive Camp NaNoWriMo experience and came away with an awesome writers support group. I got sidetracked by several things during the month of July and am now going to have to pay for it with a lot of early mornings and late nights to get my writing done!
ReplyDelete@Rachel: Thank you! It was a great experience. Sorry to hear about your problems with writing last month. That happens sometimes, but you'll be all right. Good luck. ;)
DeleteCongrats on winning NaNo Camp!! I'm glad you all got support from your cabin. Encouragement from other writers can be so helpful. Good luck on the revision process. :)
ReplyDelete@Lexa: Thanks. Having other writers doing the same thing and hearing from them helps so much.
DeleteYes! This! This is a great post. You sound rejuvenated, motivated and it's inspiring. Congratulations for winning Camp Nano, I'm hoping to sign up for Nano this year, for the first time...I just need to nail down my outline first....fingers crossed. "Off With Her Pen!" Ha, love it. :D
ReplyDelete@Elise: Thanks so much! I do feel like I figured out how to be more organized and goal-oriented. It helps having people cheer you on, that's for sure. Good luck with doing NaNo. Definitely have an outline and it will make it easier to write faster every day. ;)
DeleteCongrats, Cathy! And that's one of the things I love about NaNo. It makes you visibly accountable for your goal and you find people to support you and keep you at it.
ReplyDelete@Cherie: Thanks so much! That's exactly what's so great about it. ;)
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