#rough draft month

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June’s theme is “Creativity is a picnic!” What snack are you bringing to #RDMO26? 🍅🍏🍊🍐

[gemmahale]

June Writing Updates

I've decided to participate in @roughdraftmonth's June Challenge (It's picnic themed and so cute!) in an attempt to get back into writing.

I'm keeping it simple: 10 minutes or 100 words, whichever comes first, every day. I can obviously go longer, but I'm not beholden to anything beyond that.

I'm going to be annoying and reblog this post with my word counts for accountability. Expect a fairly long reblog chain by the end of the month; sorry not sorry. Block #Gemma's RDM 26 if you don't want to see it.

6/1: 340 words, 1 hour

[iamnotafraidtokeeponlivingg]

what is one to do when they begin to completely despise their current writing project :/?

[roughdraftmonth]

Here's Everything You Need to Know About RDMO!

The first Rough Draft Month began on November 1st, 2024. The NEXT Rough Draft Month will be during June, 2025.

Rough Draft is a 30-day creative challenge led by a small group of writers and artists seeking to find joy and community in the creative process.

What is a "Rough Draft"?

Every great piece of art or literature starts as an idea - but it doesn’t stop there. A rough draft is your first attempt at taking on your creative project from start to finish. This process can be very daunting - but that's why we're here. RDMO will help you achieve your goals in a fun and community focused way.

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Goal Tiers

Instead of a main challenge, we created 4 tiers (60K, 50K, 30K, and Flex) to create flexibility for your unique project. Examples of a Flex Goal include lines for poetry, scenes for screenplays, panels for graphic novels/cartoonists, and more.

Sometimes it's hard to do a month long challenge - but don't worry. To add even more flexibility, during June we added weekly goal options!

Pick the goal that fits your project and join us!

🌊 This month we will be tracking our progress together on trackbear.app - here's the link to our June leaderboard!

Community Events

One of the best parts about November creative challenges is the mutual support and encouragement during such a big project. Join our Discord to participate with the RDMO community!

Other Features:

🎶 Listen to & save our curated writing playlists

✉ Sign up for our email newsletter for updates, advice, and resources to help you meet your goal - like how to find inspiration for your next project!

🏅 Sticker Book - Achievement Collecting 🔑 Locked In - Word Count Game ⏰ Let Me Cook - Pomodoro Timer

+ More Coming Soon!

We are working hard to create a space that promotes creativity and originality while being fun and supportive. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you on the trails! ✏

[roughdraftmonth]

It's almost time for November Rough Draft Month and this year's theme is birdwatching! Choose your goal and participate from November 1st through November 30th. See you soon! Visit roughdraftmonth.org to find more information and join.

[roughdraftmonth]

🚨 June is a Rough Draft Month! 🚨

We’re so excited to show you what we’ve been planning and we hope that you’ll join us in June for #RDMO25! 💜🐠✨

[roughdraftmonth]

Are you participating in June Rough Draft Month? We'd love to know more about you, so we made this shareable template. Be sure to tag us and use #RDMO25 when you post, so we can see it and cheer you on!

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