Camp July '23: Be Gay, Kiss Ghosts

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Camp NaNo '23

Be Gay, Kiss Ghosts


¤ queer protagonists
¤ found family, literally (also found family in the more traditional way)
¤ ghostsTM
¤ New York City, apparently
¤ modern setting w/ flashbacks from WW1 onwards
¤ mystery
¤ gay soldiers
¤ d e a t h


goals

write a full draft, starting w/ whatever i have when july begins


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I LOVE the idea of a modern setting with historical flashbacks!! I want to do something like that in a book but I'm afraid of the research rip. Your ideas are always so fun Mage!! Good luck during camp!! <3
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Awww thank you so much !!! I'm also v much intimidated by the research part, but Edward has decided to be stubborn and be a WW2 ghost, so it tragically looks like I'll have to learn things for him-
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But... how does one... kiss ghosts???
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Snoink wrote:But... how does one... kiss ghosts???


very carefully




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Snoink wrote:But... how does one... kiss ghosts???


@Snoink consider: one is also a ghost ;)

(the title is actually a very convoluted reference to the "be gay do crime" saying, which Watcher Entertainment did a play on in their pride collection that says "be gay hunt ghosts" instead, and then i was like "but i like ghosts too much for that" and realized it worked perfectly as a WIP title-)
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first day of writing is in the books! i officially have 2,019 words written as a prologue, with plans to move onto the next scene tomorrow whenever i get a chance to write.
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Wow, that's a lot of words! Great start!
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@Snoink, thanks!

Today, I wrote 1,344 words. I was actually worried I'd write way less between the sleepiness of the day after a sleepover & having to host my family this afternoon/tonight, but I miraculously managed to power through.
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You are AMAZING. I didn't sleep well last night and I was ridiculously lazy today, haha.
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