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disgruntled_owl) wrote2019-01-21 11:09 am
disgruntled_owl) wrote2019-01-21 11:09 am
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Writing Goals Update 1/20/2019
1. Words Written this Week: 1,470. I spent most of my writing time working on two fics for ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
fandom_stocking, which totaled about 1,000 words when they were done. I also did a little bit of prompt writing (see #5). I achieved the GYWO daily word quota for my level (411 words) twice this week. I'll need to do a bit more to get my numbers up to stay on track, and will work on that next week.
2. Write in the Morning 4+ Days per Week: Achieved!
3. Friday Morning Writer Date: Achieved! My work week was trash and I was glad to have this practice as a something to anticipate and use to cheer myself up.
4. Write Two Original Stories: No progress this week.
5. Write to Prompts for Story Ideas: Achieved. I spent most of my morning writing time on the Fandom Stocking stories but I did do a few "postcard" exercises where I looked at some random art postcards from my collection and tried to come up with a story based on the images. I'm not sure I'd turn any of the specific results into longer stories, but I was intrigued by some of the themes that emerged.
6. Post Personal Fanfic: No progress this week.
7. Craft on My Commute: Achieved! I read for at least one leg of my commute each of my five workdays and finished James Scott Bell's Just Write: Creating Unforgettable Fiction and a Rewarding Writing Life. I'd recommend this one if you haven't read a craft book in a while and are looking for topics of interest; this one offers bite-size pieces of advice on subjects ranging from plot development to productivity to marketing, which may help you identify areas you'd like to focus on. I also bought a notebook to take notes on these craft books in longhand, which I hope will help me retain the information better.
fandom_stocking, which totaled about 1,000 words when they were done. I also did a little bit of prompt writing (see #5). I achieved the GYWO daily word quota for my level (411 words) twice this week. I'll need to do a bit more to get my numbers up to stay on track, and will work on that next week.2. Write in the Morning 4+ Days per Week: Achieved!
3. Friday Morning Writer Date: Achieved! My work week was trash and I was glad to have this practice as a something to anticipate and use to cheer myself up.
4. Write Two Original Stories: No progress this week.
5. Write to Prompts for Story Ideas: Achieved. I spent most of my morning writing time on the Fandom Stocking stories but I did do a few "postcard" exercises where I looked at some random art postcards from my collection and tried to come up with a story based on the images. I'm not sure I'd turn any of the specific results into longer stories, but I was intrigued by some of the themes that emerged.
6. Post Personal Fanfic: No progress this week.
7. Craft on My Commute: Achieved! I read for at least one leg of my commute each of my five workdays and finished James Scott Bell's Just Write: Creating Unforgettable Fiction and a Rewarding Writing Life. I'd recommend this one if you haven't read a craft book in a while and are looking for topics of interest; this one offers bite-size pieces of advice on subjects ranging from plot development to productivity to marketing, which may help you identify areas you'd like to focus on. I also bought a notebook to take notes on these craft books in longhand, which I hope will help me retain the information better.