Ever since then, I have participated in NaNoWriMo and beginning in about 2010 I started doing the camps.
My last NaNoWriMo was 2023, as it was found to have let a groomer into the forums, indeed it was a forum host moderator who was doing it. They didn't stop it immediately after it was reported, I don't think the left hand knew what the right was doing. But that was when I started separating myself from Nano. The hard part after that was the way they treated the AI, or generative AI issue. They didn't write it in a way that was easy to understand, I believe it was legalese, but after several readings I think they were saying that they wouldn't condemn someone who felt they needed the use generative AI. however the damage was done, and many people vehemently opposed NaNoWriMo.
The last head of it, came out with the final post about it, saying that it was financial decision that made them stop Nano. But that really doesn't matter it is done it is gone. There was a way to take your information from NaNoWriMo from your projects, off the site. Track bear was the software that helped do that. The site is gone totally so hopefully you had your information backed up somewhere.
One of the admins in a group I admin called Writers Night Quills, suggested Sarra Cannons Rough Draft Challenge (Sarra had been a NaNoWriMo participant and had done prep sessions, much like we did in Writers Night Quills).
Now is the July camp, but they will be doing a November event as well. Check them out Heart Breathings Writing Community. Sarra Cannon also has YouTube videos on writing topics.
