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What's happening in July?

July is almost here... and I have a few announcements to make.

CAMP NANOWRIMO

Camp NaNoWriMo is a very special event for anyone who loves to write!

NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and is a challenge to write a complete novel (50,000 words) in one month.
Camp NaNoWriMo is about setting your own goal - it could be 10,000 words on any project, but it could also be a comic book, ten short stories, or plotting or revising a novel.
The forums are where you share your progress, chat, get and give help/advice/beta-read and procrastinate.

Camp NaNoWriMo takes place in April and July each year. So it starts in 6 days!

It's a great way to exercise your creativity and improve your writing skills!

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN?

It's free - and a massive motivator. From Word Wars to Word Sprints to Pomodoro Rounds, you can do it all in friendly company. And if you have a problem, you can always ask the other writers and they will tell you within a few hours.

There are also regions. You log in to one of these, such as Alaska, France and so on. The subforum there is in the language of that region: in the German forum you write in German, in the Polish forum you write in Polish, in the Spanish forum you write in Spanish...
By the way, the German subforum is very lively, friendly and supportive, so be sure to drop by if you know (a little) German!

Convinced? Great, then create an account at https://nanowrimo.org/ or login with an old account. I wish you every success!

MY BLOG

I'll be travelling and studying most of July, so I won't be active. But I still welcome comments, emails and questions!

TO PUNCH

Here are a few articles to get you through July.

On the topic of motivation:
- "How to use the Enneagram to write conflicted characters" 
- "Tips for motivation to write a novel" 
- "The ultimate list to stay motivated, part II" 
- "Writing Tours" 
- "Another writing tour" 

On Plotting:
- "The ultimate template for CHARACTER VOICES!" 
- "How to make your novel longer (subplots and storylines)" 
- "How to use the Enneagram to write conflicted characters" 
- "3 Ways to Pants, Plan, and Plot Effectively" 
- "How to develop characters" 
- "Katytastic's 3 Act / 9 Block / 27 Chapter Outline Method" 
- "How to create the perfect plot (6 steps + helpful links)" 

On Mental Health & Productivity:
- "How to focus and get in the writing mood" 
- "How to become happy and productive in 12 minutes" 
- "Where do you write? Ultimate Productivity, Part 1" 
- "The ultimate productivity, part 2" 
- "The 6 best tips ABOUT writing" 
- "The one thing you're missing to become successful +bonustip." 

Writing tips, explanations, science and other:
- "Write BETTER DIALOGUE (6 tips & how to make it realistic)" 
- "Write a character-driven story YOU CAN‘T STOP READING" 
- "7 templates for satisfying bookends" 
- "Why prompts might not work (+5 steps to make them work)" 
- "Write what you know — settings" 
- "The promising training plan for novelists, part I" 
- "3 ways to find and use inspiration — Bonus: 21 prompts" 

WRITE IN THE COMMENTS!

Hit the comment button and tell us:
Are you attending Camp NaNoWriMo? How many times? What are your plans?
What are you doing in July?

Write on,