Camp NaNo Checklist Challenge

An optional weekly challenge to keep the creative juices flowing and to help you take care of yourself this Camp season.

*Each week of Camp NaNo, a new checklist will be posted here
*Three creative challenges for the week
*Three self-care challenges for the week
*Ask questions or share which ones you tried and how they went here!

Happy Camping!! 💜

Welcome to Camp! Our first week is short, so the challenge is short as well. Best of luck this week as we set out towards our goals! YOU GOT THIS!!




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Camp NaNo Checklist Challenge

Week One: July 1st - 3rd
Each week of Camp NaNo we will share a few creative tasks and a few self-care tasks to try. These are 100% optional and designed to help keep the creative juices flowing but also take care of ourselves as the month progresses.

Creative Challenge:
1. Create a thread for your project in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum
2. Comment on at least one other thread in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum (encourage someone, ask a question, share enthusiasm, etc)

Self Care Challenge:
1. Drink at least one glass of water each day this week
2. Write down three things you’re proud of or grateful for

Ooh I did #2 for the self-care challenge today, and it really helped make the positive parts of the day seem more tangible. (I'd already done the two creative challenge tasks by the time I saw this was posted too haha <3)

@Carlito - we can track our challenges in this thread, right? >.>

Liminality wrote:Ooh I did #2 for the self-care challenge today, and it really helped make the positive parts of the day seem more tangible. (I'd already done the two creative challenge tasks by the time I saw this was posted too haha <3)

@Liminality love it!! I figured most people have already done the two creative challenge tasks, but JUST IN CASE. Wanted to start everyone off easy but don't you worry, they'll get harder!!

Liberty wrote:@Carlito - we can track our challenges in this thread, right? >.>

@Liberty you don't have to but you 100% can!

Ah okay thank you!!

I'll make this post my little nook and update every week. ^^

Week One: July 1st - 3rd

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Creative Challenge:
1. Create a thread for your project in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum:
2. Comment on at least one other thread in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum (encourage someone, ask a question, share enthusiasm, etc):

Self Care Challenge:
1. Drink at least one glass of water each day this week: Thursday - 3 | Friday - 4 | Saturday -
2. Write down three things you’re proud of or grateful for: <3

Hope all of my fellow campers got off to a great start last week! It's our first full week of Camp, so here is your first full checklist challenge!




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Camp NaNo Checklist Challenge
Week Two: July 4th - July 10th
It’s our first full week of Camp, and if you’re the United States it’s also a holiday week!

Remember the challenge is 100% optional and designed to help keep the creative juices flowing and also take care of ourselves during Camp NaNo.

Creative Challenge:
1. Use the tags #interviewme or #interviewmycharacter in the people's tab, or head to the Character Interviews Club to get you know your idea or your characters more
2. Write about a secret a character is keeping
3. Pick five random words and try to incorporate them into a scene

Self Care Challenge:
1. Set a timer for 10 minutes and breathe deeply, meditate, or stretch
2. Go for a walk in your neighborhood
3. Share a funny gif on a fellow Camper’s wall

It's week three already!! We're almost halfway there!




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Camp NaNo Checklist Challenge
Week Three: July 11th - July 17th
We're halfway there and you're doing great! Even if you're far off where you wanted to be at this stage, you're closer than you were on day one!

Creative Challenge:
1. Come to one of the weekly write-ins
2. Write about something that happened when a character was a child
3. Set your text to white and try free-writing in invisible mode for as long as you can! No inner editor allowed!

Self Care Challenge:
1. Open a window, burn a candle, or get some essential oils going
2. Get moving! Pick an easy for you exercise (push-ups, jumping jacks, lunges, squats, crunches, etc.) and do 5 for every 100 words you write today
3. Cuddle with your pet, a friend's pet, or if you don't have access to a pet, watch some cute animal videos

We're getting close to the finish line now! How are we doing?
Here's this week's checklist challenge!




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Week Four: July 18th - July 24th
We’re so close to the end! Don’t give up now!
Remember the challenge is 100% optional and designed to help keep the creative juices flowing and also take care of ourselves during Camp NaNo.

Creative challenge:
1. Participate in a roleplay month activity to get to know one of your characters better
2. Write about what would happen if two of your characters switched bodies for a day
3. Pick an emotion and describe a room using that emotion

Self care challenge:
1. Challenge yourself to go without your phone for at least one hour (but challenge yourself for longer if you can!)
2. Try an online exercise or stretching class of any level
3. Do something creative that has nothing to do with writing

It's the final week of Camp NaNo!!
How are we doing??
Here is your final Checklist Challenge!!




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Week five: July 25th - July 31st

You’ve done it! You’ve made it to the final week of Camp NaNo. Whether you’re on track to hit your goal or you’re nowhere close, we’re proud of you for making it this far.
Remember this is 100% optional and designed to help keep the creative juices flowing and also take care of ourselves during Camp NaNo.

Your creative tasks are:
- Challenge someone to a word war
- Write about what would happen if your cast found themselves in your favorite book, movie, or TV show
- Share a snippet that you’ve written so far that you’re proud of in your thread or on your wall

Your self-care tasks are:
- Read something for fun for at least a half hour (longer if you can!)
- Have a dance break! Pick your favorite song (or two) and dance like no one’s watching
- We’re so close to the end! Encourage a fellow Camper to cross that finish line!
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