Camp Pep: The Un-glamorous, Essential Work

Camp NaNoWriMo is nothing without you, our incredible participants. Today, Lucy Hallowell, a fellow writer, offers you some Camp NaNoWrimo pep:

Okay, I have a weird confession to make. I love to go to bookstores because—oh geez, this is a little embarrassing—I like to picture my book on the shelf. Would the story I am working on have a cover like this one or would I rather one like the book over there in the corner? No, not that one; it’s creepy.

I have another confession. Sometimes, walking around the bookstore and staring at these covers really bums me out. I look at all the people who have managed to write a published novel and dwell on the fact that I haven’t.

I have two daughters. They are seven and four (and a half). While I am incredibly biased, they are fantastic kids. They are smart, funny, adventurous, and polite (most of the time). When we meet people in public, they are often complimentary of our kids.

My daughters are like the books you see on the shelf. It is so easy to walk up to them and see their cute little faces, hear them say polite things, and think, “Wow, those seem like great kids!”