Camp Nano, Some Deadlines, and a Painful Sunburn

So I've had a pretty decent couple days. First off, I would like to start with an apology and a quick description of how I plan to organize my life.
Now, as you well may have noticed, I don't fall through with things. I seemed to not blog often and novels tend to be started, ignored, rediscovered, etc, etc. What can I do to stop this before it gets out of control? Well, I have made a resolution. First off, I will update this blog weekly minimum. Meaning, that there should be a new post at least every Friday. Starting this week. If I have inspiration, then you can guarantee that there will be more posts to this thing.
In terms of my writing, I have decided that I will complete Sparks for July's Camp Nanowrimo. Considering it's already a book I've started, I won't feel guilt for starting a completely new novel that'll be abandoned for months, and this book will get done. It's a win-win, really. Now, as for updates on my Wattpad, they will be paused until the entire story is typed. Once it is typed up, expect weekly updates, so I will start updating about August-ish. After that, I will finish Starlight by Halloween and The Best Friend Project (a new novel I started for last year's Nano, you'll get more information when I reach that stage. XD) will be this year's Nano, thus leading me to be able to tell the stories these characters deserve. :D I'm excited to write these, but as of right now, my full attention is on Sparks. :)
I feel so serious as I type this, like writing is a business and all I care about is finishing novels, not the actual stories, so to explain, I do love writing with all my heart and I just want to be able to get these stories written because I hate having incomplete novels that I want to write, but they've been abandoned because I keep thinking of plot bunnies, so this is my way of making sure they are done.
To finish this blog post, I will give all of you some very important advice: Wear sunscreen. I don't care where you are, just wear it. Especially if you're at a lake in the mountains with perfect, cloudless weather because if you don't, then you get an extremely painful sunburn that makes you live off Aloe Vera. Of course, if on the off chance you do get sunburned, make sure your Aloe contains lidocaine, which apparently is a very important ingredient, according to my best friend, Sara.
Now off to write Sparks and I hope you all enjoy your summer!

To Outline or Not to Outline?

This is a question I ask myself on numerous occasions. Should I outline my novel or just see what happens? It seems to be a question that has an ever-changing answer and my feelings towards it? Well, I don't think it matters too much unless it's absolutely necessary.
As I sit here typing up Sparks (It calls to me. As with the horrible, old version of Free Falling, it'll probably be finished then Starlight shall be written), I realize that I do need a sort-of outline. It's a hand-drawn three-month calendar used to organize dates so things don't happen too fast and I'm able to know what date my own book is on. Like, I don't want to say it's Friday, June 9th four days in a row. That would just be awkward. Thus, I have created a calendar with a few major events. Of course, these are subject to change and be switched around with my changing opinions.
Of course, I don't always outline and for things where dates aren't as relevant, I don't do anything with outlining. Age is Just a Number wasn't outlined and it turned out okay. The only reason I think things went too fast is because I was impatient and, eventually, it'll be rewritten. I actually think not outlining is a lot easier and if it weren't for the need to know about dates, I probably wouldn't even have that. XD Though, I do have to admit, it is easier to make sure things don't go too fast and to think of major plot points ahead of time, but I also tend to do calendars after I'm well into my story so I can actually think up these things and it doesn't seem like a chore. Hell, I'll keep writing even if the calendar isn't finished.
So, the question remains: To outline or not to outline and, in my opinion, it's up to you. What are you as a writer comfortable doing? What's easier for you? Then go and do that. As it has been said constantly, writing has no rules, so you get to do whatever you want when doing so (Just make sure you know the difference between there, their, and they're, to, too, and two, and your and you're and you avoid text speak unless the character is texting and, even then, keep it to a minimum).
So there's my friendly neighborhood opinion on outlining! Now to get back to my own novel...