The PlanMo Journal Challenge

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Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:24 pm

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Hey everyone! In preparation for Camp NaNoWriMo, we have a PlanMo Journal Challenge to help you whip up some plans for your Camp project!

The PlanMo Journal Challenge began in 2014, in the form of @Aley's Journal Making Challenge, which had a detailed list of prompts people completed to prepare for writing a novel. In 2017, @ExOmelas ran the first PlanMo Journal Challenge in The Official PlanMo Club. Members posted individual club threads to detail their completion of each challenge.

This year, we're using the prompts from the PlanMo Club's original masterlist. Feel free to post your progress in the club, or use your project thread right here in the Camp NaNo forum!

One prompt will be posted each day between now and the end of June. Complete each one to flesh out your project! You can complete as many or as few prompts as you like.

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Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:25 pm

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Prompt 1: World-building

What world do your characters live in? A fantasy world? A sci-fi world? The real world? If in the real world - what place? What makes the world your characters live in unique? Describe in your thread what your world looks like.

Post your answer to this challenge in the PlanMo Club or your project thread here in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum.

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Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:36 pm

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Prompt 2: The Beginning

Have a think about your opening scene. Write about what plot points will be hit and what information will be shared in your first scene, or first scene that you consider to be important.

Post your answer to this challenge in the PlanMo Club or your project thread here in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum.

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Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:40 pm

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prompt 3: The Villain

Don't neglect your villain. We may spend less time with this character, but it is crucial to the existence of the plot that your character's opposition be as believable and interesting as possible. For this challenge, either write about your antagonist's aims, characteristics, flaws, fears etc or, if you're feeling musical, write a lament-style song for them.

Post your answer to this challenge in the PlanMo Club or your project thread here in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum.

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Wed Jun 23, 2021 1:42 pm

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prompt 4: supporting characters

Fill out the following questionnaire from the NaNo site about at least one of your side characters, though the more you do the more prepared you will be.

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Post your answer to this challenge in the PlanMo Club or your project thread here in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum.

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Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:04 pm

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prompt 5: the plot

Two alternatives for outlining your plot: 1. Draw them as a graph, 2. Write a list of everything important that happens and in the margins make note of what happens in between.

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Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:39 pm

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prompt 6: the structure

Think of at least one way in which the structure of your story could be interesting. You don't necessarily have to use this in your story, but it can be useful to have a think about if it's something that just hadn't occurred to you.

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Sat Jun 26, 2021 2:43 pm

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prompt 7: plot holes & feedback

Post a brief outline of your plot. Then go around other people's threads or club posts to look at their outlines, asking questions and suggesting plot holes that the author might want to correct.

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Sun Jun 27, 2021 5:58 pm

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prompt 8: key scenes

Give a rough outline of the key moment in your story so far. What is that one scene you're really, really excited to write?

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Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:34 pm

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prompt 9: the protagonist

Really dig into your main character. Write their motives and what is holding them back. What is the conflict in their way from reaching their desired goal?

Post your answer to this challenge in the PlanMo Club or your project thread here in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum.

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Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:42 pm

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prompt 10: questions

Questions! Post some questions in your entry, then, since is the end of the journal, go round other finished journals answering questions with your thoughts. This month is likely to lead to different realisations for different people, or maybe some people are more experienced with NaNo than others. Either way, we are sure that if you ask a question of the YWS hivemind, the YWS hivemind will answer.

Post your answer to this challenge in the PlanMo Club or your project thread here in the Camp NaNoWriMo forum.

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Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:44 pm

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That's the last of the PlanMo prompts! If you haven't completed the challenge, don't worry - these prompts will still be here for you to look back at all month. If you get stuck, feel free to look back at this thread for inspiration!

Be sure to also check out the July Write-In Schedule for a schedule of all the official write-ins happening in the month of July!

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