Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 8 - The Day my "Story" became a Novel

Day 8 was crazy.

This story stemmed from a Writing Prompt I was given by a penpal of mine. She sent 4 but it was the one that caught my eye, so I wrote for it.

That was supposed to be the end of it, but I couldn't let it go. The characters stuck with me. Then, another pal, Maggie Hemlock - see her site linked to the right, she's also doing NaNo, encouraged me to stick with it and to write more.

I did that, and the story grew. I wrote for a few weeks, then learned about Camp. I thought about it for a few days and then decided to do it. Still, I'm not a writer, and this is just a little story I'm working on. I've never called it anything but a "story". Why? Couldn't begin to tell you. *Shrug* Even as it grew, it was just my story.

Yesterday, the "story" passed 40,000 words - officially making it a Novel. And, it's not done.


I'm still in awe! I can't believe I've written so much, but I love the characters and their story. I love the town that I created. Their story has influenced my life, and it's just been a wild wild ride.

I love it.

If that's not enough, I passed the halfway mark for Camp... in 7 days of writing. I know I have a lot more free time than the average person, but damn!! :)



I'm hesitantly looking for places to find Critique Partners or Beta Readers. I'm not to that stage yet, but as no one has read the story beyond the original prompt, and that was only read by 3 others, I'd like some feedback, initially on the story / characters. I know this is only getting a couple views, but if anyone has any good suggestions, please let me a comment.


For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 25,830 / 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 42,212 words

• Day 1: 2,105 words written
• Day 2: 3,325 words written
• Day 3: 3,483 words written
• Day 4: 2,633 words written
• Day 5: 5,937 words written
• Day 6: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
• Day 7: 4,327 words written
• Day 8: 4,020 words written

For anyone interested, my story is EROTICA featuring the following themes: F/F sex, FFM threesomes, BDSM & Polyamory. What I'll do with the story when it's done, I'm not sure.

I'd love to hear from anyone else doing Camp NaNo, now or if you have previously. Thank you for any interest you take in my accountability here.