Thread by @JessieQuinn, every time @johnniquest_ resurfaces like the kraken to check twitter during #campnanowrimo: [...]

every time @johnniquest_ resurfaces like the kraken to check twitter during #campnanowrimo:

me, after participating in nanowrimo for 13 years: I am not a pantser

me, a day before camp nanowrimo: I THINK I& #39;M GOING TO PANTS MY STORY, HMMMM, WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

me, during camp nanowrimo:

No, we are not going to talk about the fact that I wouldn& #39;t be like 15 days behind if I had just started with a damn outline.

I am a plotter who struggles with the fact that I& #39;m also lazy as hell

me, struggling for 16 days without an outline: wow my story sucks

me, spending 20 minutes outlining on my lunch break:

so I& #39;m pretty much a "NOTECARD METHOD OR BUST" outliner, but I downloaded WorkFlowy on my laptop and I created my #campnanowrimo outline in it and it is REALLY working for me

https://blog.workflowy.com/2019/05/03/short-stories/">https://blog.workflowy.com/2019/05/0...

For anyone who is interested, this is my tried and true outlining method, aka the Notecard Method, that I have been using since... 2009? It& #39;s great for outliners who like a more flexible outline.
https://margaretdilloway.com/2010/09/06/how-to-outline-a-novel-60-index-cards-method/">https://margaretdilloway.com/2010/09/0...

With a notecard outline, I always include a few scenes that I don& #39;t plan on adding to the story but would be fun to write as "emergency cards" to use when I get stuck. For example, every NaNoWriMo outline I& #39;ve worked on has a card that says "Characters go to Disneyland."

I& #39;ve never once actually had to write a "Characters go to Disneyland" scene but it always makes me feel better know that& #39;s an option when dealing with writer& #39;s block.

That said, I& #39;ve been trying to find an app that could either replicate or replace the Notecard Method for me and WorkFlowy is...uh, working for my flow.

I have BOXES of notecards bundled together for like 10+ years of writing projects.

It& #39;s getting ridiculous, friends.

me, trying to write at home this morning: no coffee in the house, can& #39;t function

me, trying to write at the coffeeshop instead: no seats with outlets available and my laptop is dead

me, trying to write at work before opening: my coworkers arRIVE EARLY AND INTERRUPT ME

sorry everyone I was going to run word sprints but then the universe said

me, during nanowrimo: I& #39;LL MEET THIS DEADLINE IF IT& #39;S THE LAST THING I DO AHHHHHHHHHHH

me, during camp nanowrimo: https://twitter.com/JessieQuinn/status/1152626104328261633">https://twitter.com/JessieQui...

https://twitter.com/JessieQuinn/status/1152626104328261633

me, looking at my pathetic camp nanowrimo graphic:

live footage of my #campnanowrimo graph:

so in that second screencap you can see I was running word sprints over on @hpwordsprints and behind that, was my languishing #campnanowrimo project

spending my writing time wisely https://twitter.com/JessieQuinn/status/1155338035849916421">https://twitter.com/JessieQui...

https://twitter.com/JessieQuinn/status/1155338035849916421

I am willing to accept that I can only do the "50K in 30 Days" writing routine once a year and I& #39;m okay with that

comment that my camp goal was actually "25K in 30 Days" at your own risk

SO GUESS WHO JUST DISCOVERED THAT I HAD ACCIDENTALLY MARKED SEVERAL SCENES AS "DO NOT COUNT IN MY WORD COUNT"

I HAVE WRITTEN 5,137 WORDS

I THOUGHT I WAS AT 3,000

so my sister and I went out to a coffee shop to write this week and I swear, I got more writing done sitting next to her than I have in several weeks

mostly because I was afraid she& #39;d look over at my screen and catch me scrolling twitter

god, peer pressure works

my graph is ICONIC

shout out to the magical cabin in general and @Aliaa_ElNashar in specific for a pretty decent cabin graphic

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