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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Camp NaNoWriMo completed.

The Camp NaNoWriMo is now over for the month of April. It was fun writing. It's such an exhilirating experience. The way, you think from the character's POV(Point Of View). It's rather exciting. The novel I wrote was a Children's mystery. It's about three siblings , Andrew, Herculia and Theodore, who move to a new town. A mystery pops up and they solve it.In the camp, we each got assigned with five other writers. I had a very cool cabin. And in each cabin we are given a sort o message board which we use to talk to each other. It's really fun. The way when you have a problems and you ask them and they help out and share jokes and celebrate. I've never been camping. (Atleast not in its true sense.) But though it was online, it rather felt like camping. I would have not completed my book had it not been for my friends. So, I must it was fun participating in the camp. I can't wait for the next camp. It's in July. I need to get an idea for the next novel.

Organising You Work

If you have ever farmed, or seen a farmland or even talked to a farmer you must know that a farmer always categorises the land. A farmer divides the land into pieces and organises his work. He doesn't cultivate legumes, tomatoes and potatoes in the same plot. Instead each plot is divided into areas so, that it is more easy. The same goes with writing. First thing to do while writing, Organize. Create a Folder (whether in your Computer or a file.) And inside the folder create other folders for Plot line, Chapter, Characters, and other stuff. This helps you work better.So, instead of simply creating word documents. Categorize them. Trust me, you find things much more easier.If you are not working on a computer, you needn't use a file for each of the category, instead, simply divide a file into parts.

Lets take each folder. The Plot line folder can help you write the main plot line. You can write the main plot line, the setting, or simply collect information related to your novel. In the Chapter folder, you can create documents for each chapter. This will help you access each chapter much easier. In the character folder, you can create a document for each character. This can be simply the description, the importance of your character, or just include chapters where you character is. It is always nice to have characters which stand individually. But too many of such characters is boring as well. It'll be confusing. So, slowly organize your work before starting to write.