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@emma-starr I’d have to agree with Sir Leeds word goals are hard for writing poetry. I’ve tried and it was hard! The idea behind NaNoWriMo for novel writing is getting the story down in a huge messy chunk and it works well for that, but poetry has such a large emphasis on the right amount of words. Not to many, often very few. And an emphasis on working on good imagery, which is tainted when you are focused on getting a certain amount of words in. A better goal might be to just write/edit a poem a day.

Sir Leeds also has some amazing editing advice. What I would add on top, is print it out (if you currently have it typed up) and to read it over and over again. Mark it up as seen fit. Do it somewhere quiet.

Also a random tip from a friend of mine I’ve found fascinating: when editing change the font of the work from the font you wrote it in. Apparently it makes you catch more things.

All that said, I would love to be your buddy. 😉

Which month of Camp NaNo are you doing? (I assume not April haha)