Summer writing boot camp

Sorry that it's been a bit quiet here. Been a bit busy working on projects. Here's a little bit on why: 

I'm a big advocate for the entire concept behind NaNoWriMo, so it should come as no surprise that I'm also a fan of its twice annual spinoff campaign Camp NaNoWriMo. While the original in November is set for a distinct 50,000 word novel, the camp version is far more freeform. Writers choose their project type, from novel to short stories to poetry to scripts. Additionally, they can pick from a variety of goals. The most basic is the return of the word goal, but that goal can be altered up and down by the project creator. But words aren't the only goal option. Writers can also choose to measure hours, minutes, lines or pages. It opens up a wide variety of projects to anyone that wants to participate.

Just like the last camp in April, my focus is on short stories. I wrapped Project Independence early in the month. I'm now splitting my time between another chapter of Lightweight and Quadrant. They will be the main focus of my writing for the rest of the year, as in 2019 I plan a large push for both. That doesn't mean I won't continue to produce side projects over the next couple years however. I still have Walking Shadows to finish, the local hero project I plan to launch sometime next year, three or four other projects in various states of completion and the final edits and production of two books before the end of the year.

I've been having a lot of fun with both tales as they take both my solo hero and my premiere team into new settings and introducing new villains and heroes. I don't plan on slowing down either. My current plans are to focus most of my work on both projects for the rest of the summer and early fall, but I'll cover more on that in early August in a new WIP Wednesday.

For now, I just want to encourage everyone to check out and support both NaNoWriMo and Camp NaNoWriMo. Both are great nonprofit projects with a worthy creative cause.