What is Camp NaNoWriMo: the Musical?

Every April and July, we run Camp NaNoWriMo, a writing event that's similar to NaNoWriMo in November, but different because you can work on any type of project, not just a novel. Learn more about Camp here. 

This July, we're also offering a special track for Camp. Introducing... Camp NaNoWriMo: The Musical! If you want to participate, you can learn about songwriting, dialogue, how to nail that “I Want” song, and even how to make the audience cry. Every. Single. Time.

Never written a musical before? Don’t know where to start? Your counselors Morgan Smith and Abigail Greenwood will guide you through the whole process with live streams, pep talks, challenges, writing prompts, and a whole lot of shenanigans.

If you want to get started, check out the resources below, watch our first webcast, say hello in the forums, and announce your Camp project on the Dashboard!

Say hello in the CN: The Musical! Forum

Writing a Musical: The Resource Library (we'll add to this regularly!)

1. The Story Worksheet (Please make a copy of this Google Doc to use it!)
2. So You Want to Write a Musical: The Intro Post
3. Book: The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built
   
4. Book: Writing Better Lyrics
   
   

Watch the webcast live on YouTube June 29 at 5PM Pacific time to ask questions, or watch afterwards here.

Camp NaNo Musical Flair

Just click on the images below to download them if you’d like to announce you’re participating in Camp NaNoWriMo: The Musical!

Download the images and declare your writerly commitment all over social media!

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Meet Your Camp NaNoWriMo: The Musical! Counselors

Morgan Smith is a writer, model, and activist, and social media influencer whose writings on have been published in the US and internationally, winning over 20 national awards. Morgan is the writer of Oceanborn, an internet-famous musical called “sweeping and confident” by the New York Times, and Averno, a multimedia franchise including 6 plays and musicals, virtual reality, epic poetry, comic books, radio theatre, and a concept album, culminating in a massive interlocking storyline that explores the politicization of women’s bodies. She is an experiential storytelling designer, a fandom creator, a legislative advocate, a medieval history literature specialist, and an avid proponent of fairy-tale revolution.

You can find her on Instagram here and on Twitter here.

You can find her musicals here.

Abigail Greenwood is a composer, lyricist, musician, and performer whose musicals went viral on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Her first musical, “Antonia” (The Marie Antoinette Musical) was featured at the Florence Little Theatre in South Carolina when she was 15 years old. Her new musical, “Two Maiden Ladies”, a historical account of the true story of same-sex couple Charity and Sylvia, is currently searching for a new venue.

She is also on the composer team of Averno, the multimedia musical franchise created by writing partner Morgan Smith. Abigail has also been writing novels and learning the art of songwriting her whole life. At 13, she won the “Top of the Pot” Songwriting competition against fellow adults and even former music teachers. She is experienced in teaching the art of writing musical theatre through her online intensive “Future Broadway Creators” she co-runs with writing partner Morgan Smith.

Camp NaNoWriMo Events

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