It's time to list my goals for
A Round of Words in 80 Days. I've been thinking a lot about what needs to be done next year and what I'm capable of producing. NaNoWriMo was a bit of a struggle this year and I've had some new ideas for the rough (oh, so rough) draft I wrote. I need to get my y/a novel out of my way this year - seriously, it's been hanging around for way too long, I have to get it working or dump it. I'd like to fully plot the third book in my Ava Delaney series. Short stories are a minor priority. To follow are my ROW80 goals:
Major Goals
- Write 500 words a day, Monday to Friday (at least)
- Write 2,500 words a week (at least)
- Edit the y/a novel (without clawing my eyes out)
- Write one short story a month
- Replot Taunt
- Rewrite first draft of Taunt
Minor Goals (if major goals are completed)
- Plot Tempt
- Plot sequel to y/a
- Begin first draft of Tempt
- Finish first draft of fae novel
It's the first round, I'm not sure what I can do in that time but I like having a plan. My priority for 2011 is to write as much as possible. I would love to complete a number of first drafts before I go into the editing stages of Taunt. I'm not aiming to publish anything until the end of the year but if I can manage it, I will have something out there sooner. At the very least, by the end of Round One, I'll have a better idea of what I'm capable of.
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Good luck with your goals I hope you accomplish them, I have two books I want to finish for 2011.
ReplyDeleteSomething long, I hope. ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks Kipp, same to you - I'm excited for next year.
Good luck with your goals during this first round. I like having a plan, too. Definitely helps!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cate, sticking to the plan will be the biggest achievement. :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your first round goals. I'm joining in on the row80 as well and looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Robin and same to you. :)
ReplyDeletebest of luck with the goals, Claire
ReplyDeleteThanks Eddie. :)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your goals Claire! ROW80 should be a good boost for all of us with our writing.
ReplyDeleteYay, a KBer! Thanks Jason and same to you. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of stockpiling first drafts. :) Editing is a chore for me also, so putting some writing in between definitely helps keep me from "clawing my eyes out." Good luck with ROW80!
ReplyDeleteReena, I really need that space in between - editing is my least favourite part of the job. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck! Love that you have major and minor goals.
ReplyDeleteThanks Cathryn. :D
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan! My focus will be on editing. :)
ReplyDeleteDon't envy you on the editing - round two will probably focus on editing for me and I'm already dreading it!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm dreading it too...lol. I think it's the challenge that has me so excited. :)
ReplyDeleteHopefully the challenge will keep us all going. If I just decided to write every day, I would get bored and slack off - now I have to publicly beat myself. ;)
ReplyDeleteHey, there isn't anything wrong with "waffley" goals! As I keep saying to all my fellow ROW-ers (and to myself, as I have the tendency to count any deviation from The Plan as a Major Failure), part of the beauty of this writing challenge is its flexibility. Even if you have to adjust your goals each week, that's 100% okay! ROW80 knows you have a life, and so do we. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteGood luck to you! :D
Ha, thank you. Beautiful name btw. ;)
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