Happy Sunday - and St. Patrick’s Day!

So, all you writers out there will have heard of this thing called “Camp NaNoWriMo,” in which we writers attempt to duplicate NaNoWriMo during a different month. This time, we can set the word count goal, so of course, all sorts of crazy things can ensue.

But . . . what if it wasn’t difficult at all? What if there was a way to just . . . win, with a snap of your fingers?

Well, ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you, there IS a way. Actually, there are several.

(By the way, this entire post is mostly satire. But I mean, if you want to take it seriously, go right ahead. I won’t stop you.)

I mean, come on, you can literally write the word “a,” put it into the Camp website, and CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR WORD COUNT GOAL HAS BEEN ACHIEVED!

Seriously, for everyone who wants to say “I wrote every word,” this is for you.


You know that “lorem ipsul dolor” stuff you see everywhere online? That’s filler text, and you can find some big chunks of it to copy-and-paste if you do a simple Internet search.

It might take a whopping five minutes to get all your text inserted, but hey, this makes any word count goal possible - even 200,000 words! Just think about that for a minute.


That way, you can still get that same sense of achievement when your account becomes a winner, without actually having to do any of that lame storytelling stuff! Leave that to your friend, or your enemy. Your choice. . . .

(Although if you pick your enemy, don’t blame me if they put you in their story and then kill you off. Writers are unpredictable creatures.)


Eventually, your chin will hit the space bar enough times that you’ll hit your word count goal.

(By the way, I am not responsible for any brain damage, concussions, or any other injuries as a result of doing this step. This was YOUR choice, buddy.)


This may not “technically” hit your word count goal, but that sweet satisfaction of seeing something that’s causing you stress turn to ashes will be worth it.

(Also, can someone please tell me where I can find a pet dragon because NONE OF THE BLACK MARKETS AROUND ME HAVE ANY. -_-)

*not recommended, as laptops are extremely expensive and this may not be worth it


Because it’s a DRAGON. Surely they can do SOMETHING to help you out here.


Trust me. By the time it’s all loaded onto that teeny tiny device, two things can happen, both to your advantage:

1. All your memories will have fried the database, and now you can’t work on your Camp NaNo projects anymore!
2. If you can convert everything out of the programming code, you should be able to copy-and-paste unlimited amounts of “original” material into the camp website

Let’s be honest here for a second. If you actually want to succeed at Camp NaNo, you really can’t do any of the aforementioned things.

The answer is simple for how to win Camp NaNo:

All you’ve got to do is WRITE SOMETHING.

If you need to change your word-count goal halfway through the month, no shame in that! I think I’ve done that every year I’ve participated in Camp NaNo.

What matters is that you’re actually getting a story, or a poem, or a play, or whatever you’re working on, down on a document or paper. That’s why NaNo was created.

(But seriously, if someone can direct me to a baby dragon that I can adopt, HIT ME UP.)

-Nicole