MY BIGGEST WRITING WEEKEND (in a long, long time)

[@ronbamberg]

Re outline/structure: I think after thousands of hours of reading/watching movies/writing, we have an internal compass as to how a story should flow. Interestingly, I find that even when I don't outline, it seems to fit standard structure.

[@KateCavanaugh]

Yes, totally agreed! Plus when I have my Reading Cap on, I'm usually able to find where my manuscript is lacking or lagging because that's what I'd feel from other books. Then it's just fixing it up!

[@AnnaRobbinsWrites]

I am still not over how CUTE your bangs are though 🥰 they suit you so well! Congrats on all your progress, project death sounds more and more cool every time!

[@Dudenobody]

I’m currently writing a Tech Noir novel. Your videos inspire me to write a lot. I’ve already written 1,755 words today. My brain is absolutely exhausted.

[@sydney2802]

The only 'write a thons' I've ever attended are streams, I've never sat down and bounced from live stream to live stream (though I do have a few good ones saved I keep revisiting). And to follow that train of thought, I've never had a time where I could dedicate a whole day or weekend of exclusively writing, but I have had some chonkers of days in the past. And Nano is really when I dedicate the most of my time to writing, just that feeling of camaraderie and 'this is what a lot of people are doing with me' helps. As far as writing challenges, a revise-a-thon sounds awesome.

[@elizalagonia1049]

I've unfortnately been suffering with major anxiety the last couple of weeks. I talked about it on the discord with my smoke detector going off all the time. They found part of the problem and I fixed the final part by just disconnecting the faulty one. We have 3 others in the small town house so we're still safe. My anxiety finally calming down and most of the after effects are starting to lessen too. I couldn't attend any of the WWW-a-thon this weekend. My husband was playing in a baseball competition and it was on the books for a while. I'm hoping to attend the next one and actually have the time to do it. It might only be a few of the lives, but it would be nice to focus a weekend on writing or at least several hours of a weekend on writing. I’m ready for NaNo, and am finished outlining the 22 chapters of my NaNo novel a week ago. I’m losing the thread and I think I need to write this part, see what's working and what's not flowing before I outline the rest. This week I also started and finished a 13 page horror comedy short screenplay in 5 days (2 days planning 3 days writing). I was very rusty with writing screenplays, and it felt good to work through the script. It's honestly a joke padded out in 13 pages and could probably be cut down a couple of pages, but it's good for the first draft. I'd like to see a revise-a-thon maybe in March or May. Just before or just after Aprils Camp NaNo. That could be fun.

[@megankirrmann6624]

Writers gotta write ✍️✍️✍️.....thanks for always being that all inspiring reminder note..... Thanks 👍😊!!!

[@KateCavanaugh]

Aww yay, I'm glad! :) My NaNo username is WritesGonnaWrite! and you've reminded me to go check if I can log back in again bahaha.

[@alvinfraserwrites7180]

Strange to watch stuff you were editing on Tuesday on Twitch pass before my eyes on YT.

[@singingsanja167]

Each year on New Year's Day, I visit a good friend for a few days, and we do nothing but writing, plotting together, and reading out loud to each other in the evenings what we have written during the day. It is amazing each year how productive we are together, and how we spark each other's creativity. I hope we can add another meeting during the year, but it's not easy, as we are both teachers, but with different vacation-schedules (yay for the German federal system... °_°)

[@DavidDecero]

That decider of sprint times looks so cool! lol. Good luck with the big weekend! I'll be tuning in to catch some of your patreon stream. 👍

[@Iwasonceanonionwithnolayers]

I'm still loving these puck lights. Such a great purchase

[@somedeepmystery]

After two months of basically empty weekends, the weekend of the www ended up being packed out and I didn't get to participate in a single stream! I'm glad it was so productive for you and hopefully many others. (actually a revise -a - thon would be pretty cool)

[@jslibrary549]

Hellooooo, I’m gonna attempt this at the first day of NaNo

[@KateCavanaugh]

Oooh yes, good luck!!

[@Amy_Mi6]

The fun you have with your camera lens is literally everything lol - thanks for this 😄👏💜

[@KateCavanaugh]

Bahahah thank you so much. I entertain myself at least! That's what matters, right? ☠️

[@Amy_Mi6]

@@KateCavanaugh 😂💖🙌

[@katendress6142]

I'm taking Monday off. My boss is trying to guilt me, which is kinda silly because he approved the request. This year, I'm going to try to plot as I go so that it's not all raw word-vomit. If I at least know the how the basic flow of the story will go before I start writing it, I'm hoping it will be coherent.

[@SarahCahillWrites]

I always forget about Scriveners's name generator. I really don't use as many of it's features as I probably should. You were certainly more productive on the WWW weekend than I was! I think I worked for a total of four hours over the entire weekend because I just *couldn't*

[@KateCavanaugh]

Scrivener legit has so many features that it boggles my mind and I shut down and don't try to learn any of them bahaha. It's an overload. I need the knowledge of them sprinkled in like one a month. And that's how I've felt recently with challenges like 10K days or the last WWWriteathon, so I totally understand!! Hopefully you'll push past it soon.

[@TheNerdyBookNerd]

You did so well, good job! 🥳 I'm really hoping to participate in the next WWW, fingers crossed it lands on a good weekend 🤞

[@MommiCofi]

17:27 #goals Congratulations Ms. Cavanaugh! Love you and your content too! So inspiring!!

[@cecil4119]

I love your cat! So much!!! Vin is so cute!!! what a good floppy girl who gets along with the doggies!!!

[@KateCavanaugh]

D'awww thank you! She's so precious and adorable, I really can't get enough of her bahaha.

[@elizabethcomfort2214]

This was so fun!! My husband was actually out of town during the writeathon, so I got lots of words in. And I've been watching some of the streams I missed this week as I've been working. It's so fun to write with other people!

[@KateCavanaugh]

Yessss, it really is so fun! And I get way more done when my partner is away too. Even on weekends like this (when he promised not to be a distraction), I still find a way to use him as a distraction bahaha.

[@elizabethcomfort2214]

@@KateCavanaugh Oh my goodness YES! I love having him around, but absolutely cannot write when he's not working. He's just too adorable I guess :)

[@greenbird6491]

I’m in love with the ghost blanket thoooo 🥺🥰 too cute! Looking forward to starting my second draft next week 💚

[@KateCavanaugh]

Yessss, and it's so comfy too! 👻 Good luck on your 2nd draft!!!

[@charlesyanni5195]

Is your story in this video the same as Project Blue? Is it still about pirates in broken flying ships that don't fly?

[@jujus.6505]

hii!! i always enjoy watching you write, kate. you're such an inspiration!!

[@KateCavanaugh]

Aww yay, thank you so much! :)

[@rainyhammer9235]

What was the clock in the last timelaspse? It looked terrifying and awesome!

[@KateCavanaugh]

(You'll see the origin of it in a video this Saturday, I may have accidentally spoiled something ahead of time....)

[@rainyhammer9235]

@@KateCavanaugh Ooo you have me intrigued.

[@Qxoi90]

Cool video as always :) - would you mind linking your standing desk thingy? :D - I'd love to have something like that too :)

[@t.f.lesage8634]

Lol my last "mega writing weekend" was probably during NaNoWriMo 2019. That'll probably change soon though; I'm finally gonna be participating again. And I'm going to be vlogging it, which is terrifying 😂

[@medusa3592]

I aspire to your limitless commitment 👏

[@janeypoppins681]

This is a wonderful challenge Kate! This was the perfect inspiration I needed to get back from a writing break :)

[@KateCavanaugh]

YAY! It was such an awesome writing weekend, and I'm so thankful the WWWriteathon was happening because I don't think I would've tried if not! Definitely enjoyed my mega writing weekend. :)

[@christinawhisler]

I love your videos. I see that you have a writer's clock. Where did you get it? I want one.

[@MaigaVidal]

Not me being devastated about the puzzle 😩😭

[@MaigaVidal]

We’ll be reading Shay’s story tonight for our spooky stream!! Congrats on the book anthology to you too!! ❤️

[@smartfunny15]

16:33 Cute shot

[@Heothbremel]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jahnar4964]

i so wish that i didn't work during the times when the sprints usually are :\

[@billyalarie929]

A D100?! How do you know…… WHAT you rolled?

[@Chronicle_MV]

Scrivener has a NAME GENERATOR??? 😵😵😵

[@KateCavanaugh]

YES. Would definitely recommend!! Especially because it generates so many (even I can't say no to all of them!).