Summer Camp 2022 Pledge

Let's go, summer camp! I meant to do this much earlier, but I had to move into a new house, and that was kinda nuts! But I'm moved in now (hello, boxes everywhere), so I have time to sit down and hash this out! Woohoo!
Last year I was traveling internationally during a big chunk of summer camp, and the year before I didn't even know what it was! So I'm hoping this year will be my year of completion... or at least mostly completion. Fingers crossed!

Homework Assignment 1

Creative Goal

Last summer camp, I got some really great ideas that I've used as pivotal pieces of the worldbuilding and as plot points in my Imperia Triplica novels! My goal this year is to replicate that and just get creative in ways I don't normally.

Motivation

I want to develop on a deeper level some of the settings and characters that I've been avoiding fleshing out up to now, so I can use them to detail out my novels.

Challenge Goal

I'd like to do at least the minimum 300 words for every single prompt! I'm already off on a late start (oops) but I get up very early in the morning, so there's hope. The biggest time suck for me isn't necessarily the writing, but is the article formatting!

Homework Assignment 2

Copper Theme: EXPANSE

The universe of Imperia Triplica spans sveral star systems and dozens of planets. Developing enough of these spaces to create a fully-realized world has been an enormous amount of work, and Ii tend to focus on cities and other populated places. Developing an expanse and the things involved in it is a nice change of pace for me.

An ocean, desert, plain, pocket dimension, or other large expanse

A religion or organisation connected to a natural phenomenon

A species that survives in an unlikely place

A vehicle or type of vehicle used for long journeys

A settlement beside or in a great expanse

A material only harvestable from nature

A culture who lives by, near or within an ocean, desert or other expanse

A food that marks a rite of passage for a culture in your world

Silver Theme: LEADERSHIP

Y'all, I hate politics, in real life and in fiction. I especially hate writing it! So this prompt is going to be challenging but necessary. I've left leaderhip type development in my world for last. So looks like I'm about to get my butt in gear and learn some about politics!

A military conflict resolved through excellent leadership

A profession associated with leaders in your world

A title that commands respect from those in the know

A great leader of their people

A tradition or ceremony which confers an honor on someone

A settlement that leads the known world in something

A building associated with governance, leadership, or change

Coming soon!

An organization associated with governance, leadership, or change

Gold Theme: DISCOVERY

This story is a future retelling of the Jewish-Roman Wars, and if there's anything we should all know about Romans, it's that they loved to discover new things. My space Romans, likewise, like to visit new planets and discover the heck out of them. I plan to use this theme to delve into their history and detail the ways they discovered planets.

A settlement that was lost or discovered

An astonishing natural wonder

Coming soon!

A recently discovered or rediscovered species

Coming soon!

A lost or discovered artifact of significance or power

Coming soon!

A technology lost, forgotten, or shrouded in mystery

Coming soon!

A lost or discovered monument

Coming soon!

An Explorer, Researcher, or other character motivated by discovery

Coming soon!

A travel log or other document associated with discovery

Coming soon!

Diamond Theme: MONSTROUS

Boy howdy, we love monsters and antagonists! I have so many. I'm excited for these prompts to see how I can better flesh out my antagonistic forces!

A species considered monstrous by some

Coming soon!

A myth or urban legend about a "monster"

Coming soon!

A tradition which keeps monsters or bad luck away

Coming soon!

A condition considered monstrous or "unlucky" by some

Coming soon!

An organization considered cruel or monstrous by some

Coming soon!

A person considered villainous or monstrous

Coming soon!

An artifact that embodies a hideous or monstrous idea

Homework Assignment 3

First of all, here's my world meta!

Pinterest

Imperia Aesthetic

Mariner Aesthetic

Gnaeus Aesthetic

Naomi Aesthetic

Spotify

Homework Assignment 4

Writing Schedule

Continue to wake up super early. Write for one hour. Steal little bits of time throughout the day to tinker with article formatting. Submit article. Great success.
I wish I had something more solid. But I have a full-time job, two children, a new house I still need to unpack, blah blah blah. Sometimes success isn't about making a rigid schedule. Sometimes it's about being able to steal moments when you can, and that's what I'll be doing this time!

Support

I have an amazing crew of writer friends in real life who I write with weekly! I almost have a couple of them convinced to try out WA. We're getting there!