Did you accomplish your writing goals for 2012? - Page 3

Graham · 01-04-2013, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Seems you are doing well without them, why mess with success eh?

Ah well, at the risk of dashing my chances:

I've got two short stories with complete first drafts that feel solid enough to be worked on through to edit and completion. I also hope to complete at least a couple more short story first drafts.

I'd also like to prepare a much better outline for a second novel, with a view to a first draft by the end of the year.

I'll return to reread that first novel in a few months' time, but while it was fun to write, I'm not sure it's got enough in it to be worth taking forward.

The main goal is to improve my writing, of course. Words on the page are the means to that end.

Graham

kennyc · 01-04-2013, 08:53 AM

Admirable!

M T McGuire · 01-04-2013, 01:16 PM

Blimey Kenny C! Good going. You may not have achieved all the goals you expected but you've clearly achieved a lot, and been busy.

For my part, I guess it's half and half. I published my second book in April which was a goal achieved, I suppose - although finishing it was probably the goal, which I did last year. With hopeless optimism, I expected to have the sequel finished by Christmas so I could publish it the same time next year. Real life intervened. A 13 week summer school holiday (no writing happens in the holidays because looking after my son is lovely but doing it full time with no breaks is like having my brain stirred with a huge wooden spoon). McMini started his school late, there was a family wedding, the cat died, a lot of people got sick, one of them died just before Christmas... I guess my brain never re-set after the holidays and though I did some writing last term there was nothing there worth much.

Next term I hope to write a bit more, maybe there'll be less cakes to bake, play costumes to make etc and I'll have more time but I'm not holding my breath - a blue face won't suit me. I'm working on the book and sometime it will get written. I can't really guarantee more than that. Can any of us?

Cheers

MTM

kennyc · 01-04-2013, 01:19 PM

Thanks MTM. Congrats on the second book!
Sounds like a reasonable plan!

crich70 · 01-05-2013, 03:23 AM

I don't recall if I set any writing goals in 2012. I did set some at the start of 2013 though. Of course now I have Scrivener to help me keep organized so who knows. It will be interesting to reach Dec. 31st 2013 (assuming no more doomsday predictions) and be able to look back from there to see how many of my goals I've actually reached.

kennyc · 01-05-2013, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by crich70

I don't recall if I set any writing goals in 2012. I did set some at the start of 2013 though. Of course now I have Scrivener to help me keep organized so who knows. It will be interesting to reach Dec. 31st 2013 (assuming no more doomsday predictions) and be able to look back from there to see how many of my goals I've actually reached.

Doomsday should never figure into goal setting unless you are Dr. No.

01-04-2013, 01:16 PM	#33
M T McGuire Addict Posts: 231 Karma: 1006970 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Device: kindle	Blimey Kenny C! Good going. You may not have achieved all the goals you expected but you've clearly achieved a lot, and been busy. For my part, I guess it's half and half. I published my second book in April which was a goal achieved, I suppose - although finishing it was probably the goal, which I did last year. With hopeless optimism, I expected to have the sequel finished by Christmas so I could publish it the same time next year. Real life intervened. A 13 week summer school holiday (no writing happens in the holidays because looking after my son is lovely but doing it full time with no breaks is like having my brain stirred with a huge wooden spoon). McMini started his school late, there was a family wedding, the cat died, a lot of people got sick, one of them died just before Christmas... I guess my brain never re-set after the holidays and though I did some writing last term there was nothing there worth much. Next term I hope to write a bit more, maybe there'll be less cakes to bake, play costumes to make etc and I'll have more time but I'm not holding my breath - a blue face won't suit me. I'm working on the book and sometime it will get written. I can't really guarantee more than that. Can any of us? Cheers MTM Last edited by M T McGuire; 01-04-2013 at 01:17 PM. Reason: rogue fragment at the end.. doh!

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01-04-2013, 08:53 AM	#32
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Admirable!

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Thanks MTM. Congrats on the second book! Sounds like a reasonable plan!

01-05-2013, 03:23 AM	#35
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I don't recall if I set any writing goals in 2012. I did set some at the start of 2013 though. Of course now I have Scrivener to help me keep organized so who knows. It will be interesting to reach Dec. 31st 2013 (assuming no more doomsday predictions) and be able to look back from there to see how many of my goals I've actually reached.