Kate Cavanaugh Writes | 10 STEP CAMP NANO PREP // the start of co-writing a fantasy novel with my brother! @KateCavanaugh | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Camp NaNoWriMo is almost upon us! Here are the 10 steps my brother and I will be following for Preparch (I'm sorry, I had to) as we aim to co-write a standalone fantasy novel together!!
0:00 Let the month of prep begin!
1:00 Step 1: Pick your project.
2:35 Step 2: Pick a word/hour/chapter goal. (I filled in "30" for our goal of writing every day.)
3:37 Step 3: Announce your project. (Either on the NaNo website, on TikTok, on Instagram, to your friends or family, whatever you like.)
3:58 Step 4: Figure out what you need to prep (or how often you will meet with your co-writer lolol).
4:19 Step 5: Nail down the setting & history of the dystopian town.
4:46 Step 6: Brainstorm main character motivations & other MC facets.
5:43 A quick aside on working in google docs & that set-up.
6:00 Step 7: Figure out Freytag's Pyramid and...
6:27 Step 8: Break that out into a beat sheet.
6:40 Step 9: Timelines for dummies. (It's me, I'm the dummy.)
7:01 Step 10: The chapter-by-chapter outline. (And why this will, fingers crossed, be David's first FINISHED project.)
7:41 Our final meeting (before Camp) will happen on March 31st!! And what our April looks like and how we'll trouble shoot any issues.
10:13
☟↓ QUESTIONS FOR YOU BELOOOOOW! ↓☟
D I S C U S S I O N Q U E S T I O N S :
Will you be participating in Camp NaNoWriMo? What project will you be working on? (If you already know....If you don't, are you using March to decide? Will you flip a coin or roll a dice?)
Have you co-written anything before? (Or are you hoping to take that leap this year?)
How do you usually prep your story before writing? Do you do anything different for NaNo months vs. how you usually write??
Are you trying a new prep method this time? (If you're a plotter, are you trying pantsing out? And vice versa.)
L I N K S M E N T I O N E D :
nanowrimo.org
F I N D M E O N L I N E :
❤️ Instagram: instagram.com/katecavanaughwrites
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💛 Twitch: twitch.tv/katecavanaughwrites
💚 Patreon: patreon.com/katecavanaugh
💙 Website: https://readwriteroam.blog
💜 Medium: medium.com/@katecavanaughwrites
🎥 E Q U I P M E N T U S E D & W H A T I W R I T E W I T H :
*My bullet journal / writing & travel notebook: amzn.to/2UkrF0r
*My main camera for vlogging and time-lapse: amzn.to/321RbtW
Scrivener for my word processing needs: literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
*My "rainbow pens": amzn.to/2ZAiWIw
*My tiny camera with a gimbal for on-the-go and motion-lapse: amzn.to/2ZtQzzF
Aeon Timeline to create visual timelines for my stories: aeontimeline.com
*these are affiliate links, where I receive a small commission that helps the channel! Feel free to ignore. :)
💌 S N A I L M A I L M E :
PO Box 1022
607 E. Blanco Road
Boerne, TX 78006
#authortube #writing #campnanowrimo
Camp NaNoWriMo is almost upon us! Here are the 10 steps my brother and I will be following for Preparch (I'm sorry, I had to) as we aim to co-write a standalone fantasy novel together!!
0:00 Let the month of prep begin!
1:00 Step 1: Pick your project.
2:35 Step 2: Pick a word/hour/chapter goal. (I filled in "30" for our goal of writing every day.)
3:37 Step 3: Announce your project. (Either on the NaNo website, on TikTok, on Instagram, to your friends or family, whatever you like.)
3:58 Step 4: Figure out what you need to prep (or how often you will meet with your co-writer lolol).
4:19 Step 5: Nail down the setting & history of the dystopian town.
4:46 Step 6: Brainstorm main character motivations & other MC facets.
5:43 A quick aside on working in google docs & that set-up.
6:00 Step 7: Figure out Freytag's Pyramid and...
6:27 Step 8: Break that out into a beat sheet.
6:40 Step 9: Timelines for dummies. (It's me, I'm the dummy.)
7:01 Step 10: The chapter-by-chapter outline. (And why this will, fingers crossed, be David's first FINISHED project.)
7:41 Our final meeting (before Camp) will happen on March 31st!! And what our April looks like and how we'll trouble shoot any issues.
10:13
☟↓ QUESTIONS FOR YOU BELOOOOOW! ↓☟
D I S C U S S I O N Q U E S T I O N S :
Will you be participating in Camp NaNoWriMo? What project will you be working on? (If you already know....If you don't, are you using March to decide? Will you flip a coin or roll a dice?)
Have you co-written anything before? (Or are you hoping to take that leap this year?)
How do you usually prep your story before writing? Do you do anything different for NaNo months vs. how you usually write??
Are you trying a new prep method this time? (If you're a plotter, are you trying pantsing out? And vice versa.)
L I N K S M E N T I O N E D :
nanowrimo.org
F I N D M E O N L I N E :
❤️ Instagram: instagram.com/katecavanaughwrites
🧡 Newsletter: landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/g9v6s9
💛 Twitch: twitch.tv/katecavanaughwrites
💚 Patreon: patreon.com/katecavanaugh
💙 Website: https://readwriteroam.blog
💜 Medium: medium.com/@katecavanaughwrites
🎥 E Q U I P M E N T U S E D & W H A T I W R I T E W I T H :
*My bullet journal / writing & travel notebook: amzn.to/2UkrF0r
*My main camera for vlogging and time-lapse: amzn.to/321RbtW
Scrivener for my word processing needs: literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview
*My "rainbow pens": amzn.to/2ZAiWIw
*My tiny camera with a gimbal for on-the-go and motion-lapse: amzn.to/2ZtQzzF
Aeon Timeline to create visual timelines for my stories: aeontimeline.com
*these are affiliate links, where I receive a small commission that helps the channel! Feel free to ignore. :)
💌 S N A I L M A I L M E :
PO Box 1022
607 E. Blanco Road
Boerne, TX 78006
#authortube #writing #campnanowrimo
