3 posts tagged “2006 goals”

It's been a busy week plus at our house, so I'm a little late on getting my usual organizational stuff done.  Sometimes you just have to refocus on real life and come back when you can.  Despite the busy week, I did get a bit accomplished, including, thank goodness, the new meta.  It's short and probably horrendously over thought, but it's done.

Didn't do so bad on the rest of the week either:

» revisions: A.C., "Ravani's Dance"
» crits: 1 DII, 1-2 chs TAJ
» fresh: Metawriting, Booklog, Journeys
» plotting: Blood Moon
» expand: Quest
» database: 3 profiles - only managed 1

I did miss posting that second Journeys entry I wanted to write, and now it's gone.  That's the problem with my head -- if it doesn't get written down, the 5 minute memory lifespan kicks in.  I started on "Ravani's", but that's going to take a bit to finish.  A.C., well let's just say I'm always struggling to even get the motivation up on that one -- which I actually belive may have been part of my topic for the other Journeys entry I wanted to write.

This week isn't that much different than last:

» revisions: A.C., "Ravani's Dance"
» crits: 1 DII, 1-2 chs TAJ
» fresh: Journeys, Lesson, World Building
» plotting: Blood Moon
» expand: Quest
» database: 2 profiles

I tweaked them a little, trying to tackle a few things that have been ignored for a long time.  I figure I'll eventually find the right mix on my goals that both keeps me challenged, but also looks like I actually hit 90% or higher for completion.  Right now I'm at around 50% on the writing goals, and things are about to get a bit more dicey since I'm sure the phone calls for subbing will start soon enough.

A lot of writers find goals to be frustrating -- they become a straight jacket and consistently not finishing everything on the list makes them give up making goals.  I have a different attitude about my goals:  they are the bullseye I aim for, but I already know that I won't make 100%, so I never expect to.  I do know that without them, I get a whole lot less done -- assuming I get anything done at all.

Last week was no exception:

» Revisions: A.C. (1 chapter), "Painted," Stolen Priest parts III-IV
» 1 crit
» Metawriting entry
» transfer 1 world building profile/day to my online database - managed 3
» plotting: Chosen, Under A Blood Moon

I actually got quite a bit done, most of it just wasn't writing related.  What I did get upset about not getting to was posting here at Journeys -- I just kept running out of time.  Really, it would be nice to be able to stay up past 2:30 in the morning and still be productive the next day.  It just doesn't work for me.  And, really, this was part of my problem last week -- I'd get off the comp around 2:30, then play on the PS2 for another hour.  Must remember:

» The PS2:
Cool toy.  Don't let it take over.

I'm pretty bad at that.

Anyway, I will make an effort to get those other Journeys posts this week.  I have even made this a part of my goals for the week:

» revisions: A.C., "Ravani's Dance"
» crits: 1 DII, 1-2 chs TAJ
» fresh: Metawriting, Booklog, Journeys
» plotting: Blood Moon
» expand: Quest
» database: 3 profiles

Chosen has been tabled for the time being.  I'm getting much needed feedback on Quest and Last Heir so that I can expand the current drafts.  It's hard enough to revise one Alden novel while writing another; it's too much to work on 3 Alden novels at the same time.  "Ravani's" will be another challenge since it will require re-envisioning it.  I have an idea of what I want to do with it, but it will require that I rewrite it from scratch, and that's what keeps holding me up.  The Meta must get done this week.

Next week school starts again, which means I go back to work sometime soon.  Got to get in as much as I can now.

As mentioned in a previous post, goals work for me.  They work so well, in fact, that I tend to not just put writing activities in my goals, but also web based projects. Journeys, however, is about writing, so only writing related goals will be posted here.

This week is going to be more focused on revisions than fresh writing, though some fresh writing will be done.  I have quite a stack of work that needs revising, other than Assassin's Choice, I have at least half a dozen other projects ready for revisions, including Stolen Priest.  So, though some new writing will be done, the primary focus this week is to get through some revisions.

So, my goals this week are:

» Revisions: A.C. (1 chapter), "Painted," Stolen Priest parts III-IV
» 1 crit
» Metawriting entry
» transfer 1 world building profile/day to my online database
» plotting: Chosen, Under A Blood Moon

I'm already a day behind since I didn't get a profile transferred yesterday.  Mondays tend to be very organizational for me -- I put up my progress and counts, make my goals, deal with family needs (finances, medical stuff, etc), and so on.  It's my prep day.  And yesterday's file transfer time was taken up by setting up this Vox.

Time to get back on track.