** I’m aware I’m posting on April 1st. This is not a joke
For several years now I’ve used the NaNoWriMo/Camp NaNoWriMo website to track my word count in April, July, and November. This was a useful tool to push me to write more and finish various projects. Doctor Jack, The Department of Curiosities, and both Aunt Enid books were written (at least in part) this way.
But things change.
I’ve been wresting with my conscience since I first heard of the disappointing revelations about the site. Well, wrestling isn’t the right word. There seems no doubt that not only was there a significant deficiency on the part of administrators of the site – in putting in checks for the safety of minors (and all the users of their forums) – but also in their decisions post the revelations.
[If you want the full tea on what happened in the forums, you can find a summary HERE and info on Reddit HERE.]
Though I rarely used the forums, the word count tracker provided me with a swift kick up the butt to get to writing. But I can’t support them any more, so I’m looking at alternate sites/forums. While I research alternatives, I’ve set up a specific (public) channel – #keeping-count – on my existing Discord server. And here’s your invite to join me.
I’ve also added the invite link to my Work in Progress page on my website.
I’ll likely be posting irregular word count updates to Tiktok and my website (I’m looking for a bar graph plug-in for WordPress).
