Zap Wham Pow Boom!

My daughter shared something with me that I’m excited about, and I bet several people I know will find it interesting too. It’s an alternative to NaNoWriMo called Zap Wham Pow Boom!  Here’s a quick summary:

There are challenges for both readers and writers, each with their own thing to do during each phase. Also, there can be cross-over.

Focusing on the writing part: it is divided into three stages, each with their own month: planning, writing, and editing/revising. There’s also a month break between writing and editing, which is super important for those who need “fresh eyes” to edit their own work.

Also, the challenge happens twice per year: spring/summer and fall/winter. The fall challenge allows two months instead of one for the writing part (WHAM). People might just participate once per year, or they might be a reader one season and a writer the next. Do what works for you!

I’m grateful for the creator, Casey Jones, for imagining and organizing this. Click here for a video overview from Casey where she breaks it down.

For now, I’m lurking in the Discord group, enjoying the energy there. There are also other places where people are gathering, including Reddit.