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The King's Daughters' Writing Camp

 Hello, people!

Well, if you're following a lot of the blogosphere, you may have already been spammed by info about The King's Daughters' Writing Camp. Allow me to add to that spam, and give a different view of it. :D


Quick facts: It's already open! But it doesn't officially start (with goals) until April 1st. So there's plenty of time (three days is plenty of time :P) for you to still sign up. 

Now, I've done both Camp NaNoWriMo and KDWC. And I like KDWC a lot better. It doesn't have the cool stats tracking page like NaNo does, but that's the biggest downside. And we have a cool spreadsheet to make up for it. (Which I still need to tweak my copy of, because I always like to make things more complex.)

Aside from that, though - KDWC is so much better than NaNo. It's completely different, so comparing the two isn't even the best way to go about things. KDWC is hosted on Slack, a free workspace platform that gives you the ability to make all kinds of channels, react to messages, and comment in threads.

And we have Mary Poppins.

Maybe I should explain. Mary Poppins is our name for the mysterious user (one of the women who runs the Camp, but she won't reveal her exact identity) who comes through and "cleans" the channels.


But, really - why should you join KDWC?

For the community. When I started writing years ago, I didn't share about my stories with anyone. My family knew I was writing, but that was it. Finally I started telling a few friends a little about my stories, and they would help me brainstorm sometimes. But it still wasn't much.

Then, I joined a small teens' writers group at my library. I was only in it for a few months before we moved to a different town, but I loved it.

About a year ago, I started a writing group on NaNoWriMo. And things have just taken off from there.

Now, I don't know what I would have done without online writing groups. Through them, I met my two closest friends, connected with a bunch of indie authors, and was able to get as close as I am to publication (only a few more months!!!).

In short, I've learned how important community is for writers. The act of writing in itself is a "solitary venture." But everything about writing isn't. 

And so, I'm so grateful to KDWC for all the support, encouragement, and connections I wouldn't have known I was missing.

If I've convinced you to at least look into this a little more, here's the link to the website! The sign-up form is at the bottom of this page.

https://kingsdaughterswritingcamp.blogspot.com/p/welcome-center.html

I hope to see you there!

Love,

Have you ever been part of an online writers' group, KDWC or otherwise? If so, what were the best parts?

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