January Goals

Dreams don't work unless you do...

1. Write 50k on Dracokin [04,069 / 50,000]

2. Handwrite 31 pages on Glass Roses [0.5 / 31]

3. Write query for Metamorphosis

4. Write synopsis for Metamorphosis

5. Submit to Author Mentor Match

6. Read 4 books [1 / 4]

Total Word Count: 4527

January 11-17

1. Write 16k on Dracokin [02,502 / 16,000]
2. Write 1.8k for New Moon Madness [0,201 / 1,800]
3. Focus on writing at least 15 hours [01 / 15]

4. Handwrite 14 pages of Glass Roses [00 / 14]
5. Read at least 5 days [5 / 5]

Didn't have much luck in getting the amount of work done this week that I wanted. I did focus most of my energy on Dracokin though, which is a good thing. 

January 18-24

1. Write 25k on Dracokin [00,000 / 25,000]
2. Write 2.5k for 5k Weekend [0,000 / 2.500]
3. Focus on writing at least 20 hours [00 / 20]

4. Handwrite 15 pages of Glass Roses [00 / 15]
5. Read at least 5 days [0 / 5]

Going to make another good effort this week. I'm going to try getting up early to write tomorrow to see if it works for me. I'm not really a morning person but there is a chance it might work so I'm going to give it a shot. What I really need to do is stop wasting so much time on watching  things. Even if I work on writing while I watch things, that would be an improvement and a boost in my progress.

i found it was really nice to do handwritten work right after i woke up.
i'm not sure why, but it felt way nicer than getting up to do "real" writing.
maybe bc i could still do it in bed?

January Goals

Dreams don't work unless you do...

1. Write 50k on Dracokin [06,732 / 50,000]

2. Handwrite 31 pages on Glass Roses [01 / 31]

3. Write query for Metamorphosis

4. Write synopsis for Metamorphosis

5. Submit to Author Mentor Match

6. Read 4 books [1 / 4]

Total Word Count: 7190

January 18-24

1. Write 25k on Dracokin [02,663 / 25,000]
2. Write 2.5k for 5k Weekend [0,350 / 2.500]
3. Focus on writing at least 20 hours [01 / 20]

4. Handwrite 15 pages of Glass Roses [0.5 / 15]
5. Read at least 5 days [5 / 5]

Well, obviously the week didn't go as I'd like. For anybody that wants to know, the whole waking up at 5AM thing didn't happen. I'm not a morning person and I don't know why I ever thought it would work. Just ugh...

January 25-31

1. Write 25k on Dracokin [00,000 / 25,000]
2. Write 1k for Full Moon Madness [0,000 / 1,000]
3. Focus on writing at least 20 hours [00 / 20]

4. Handwrite 15 pages of Glass Roses [00 / 15]
5. Read at least 5 days [0 / 5]

There's no chance at this point of me hitting the 50k on Dracokin this month, but I can still try to get in as much as possible. I still want to stay on track for my overall yearly overview if possible and that means finishing it by the end of February. Currently have ~4/~31 scenes finished so there is a lot of work left to go with an average of 3k words per scene. I have a ton of social obligations this week with my husband's birthday and one of my best friends' birthday on Thursday and Friday with a party on Sunday so we will see how productive I'll manage to be.

5am is early! I know a lot of books recommend getting up early to write. I have tried it myself. To be honest though I think it depends on individuals. You'll know what your rhythm is like, and when is a good writing time for you, and if you aren't a morning person then morning words are going to be doubly difficult rather than helpful. Worth a try though. Experiment more. Good luck!

Good luck with the social commitments. You're still doing an awesome job!

January Goals

Dreams don't work unless you do...

1. Write 50k on Dracokin [07,730 / 50,000]

2. Handwrite 31 pages on Glass Roses [01 / 31]

3. Write query for Metamorphosis

4. Write synopsis for Metamorphosis

5. Submit to Author Mentor Match

6. Read 4 books [1 / 4]

Total Word Count: 8188

Productivity was not really a thing in January. I did make some progress but not nearly as much as I wanted to. I am pretty proud of my consistency this month though. I only had two zero days and I wrote at least 100 words 25/31 days. I'm really proud I've been keeping myself in my book every day and I've noticed the difference.

February Goals

Dreams don't work unless you do...

1. Write 50k on Dracokin for Keeping Warm in February [00,000 / 50,000]

2. Handwrite 30 pages on Glass Roses [00 / 30]
3. Write 2.5k for WriDay [0,000 / 2,500]
4. Write 2.5k for 5k Weekend [0,000 / 2,500]
5. Write 1.8k for New Moon Madness [0,000 / 1,800]
6. Write 1k for Full Moon Madness [0,000 / 1,000]
7. Writing Focus 60 hours [00 / 60]

8. Read 4 books [0 / 4]
9. Work out at least 12 days [00 / 12]

Total Word Count:

Let's see if we can make some better progress this month!

February 1-7

1. Write 12.5k on Dracokin [00,000 / 12,500]
2. Write 2.5k for WriDay [0,000 / 2,500]
3. Focus on writing at least 15 hours [00 / 15]

4. Handwrite 7 pages of Glass Roses [0 / 7]
5. Read at least 5 days [0 / 5]
6. Work out at least 3 days [0 / 3]

February Goals

Dreams don't work unless you do...

1. Write 50k on Dracokin for Keeping Warm in February [01,781 / 50,000]

2. Handwrite 10 pages on Glass Roses [00 / 10]
3. Write 2.5k for WriDay [0,211 / 2,500]
4. Write 2.5k for 5k Weekend [0,000 / 2,500]
5. Write 1.8k for New Moon Madness [0,000 / 1,800]
6. Write 1k for Full Moon Madness [0,000 / 1,000]
7. Writing Focus 60 hours [00.5 / 60]

8. Read 4 books [1 / 4]
9. Work out at least 12 days [01 / 12]

Total Word Count: 1781

I have made some adjustments to my monthly goal to reflect my adjustment in my Luddite goal. I've decided it is more important to focus on what I'm attempting to publish than my Luddite novel.

February 1-7

1. Write 12.5k on Dracokin [01,781 / 12,500]
2. Write 2.5k for WriDay [0,211 / 2,500]
3. Focus on writing at least 15 hours [00.5 / 15]

4. Handwrite 7 pages of Glass Roses [0 / 7]
5. Read at least 5 days [6 / 5]
6. Work out at least 3 days [1 / 3]

February 8-14

1. Write 23k on Dracokin [00,000 / 23,000]
2. Write 1.8k for WriDay [0,000 / 1,800]
3. Focus on writing at least 15 hours [00 / 15]

4. Handwrite 3 pages of Glass Roses [0 / 3]
5. Read at least 5 days [0 / 5]

I'm giving myself a pass on working out this week unless the weather changes. We are dealing with some pretty bad ice and unless it clears up, I have no intention of going anywhere for about a week until it warms up a bit again. Because I can't go anywhere though I want to hold myself accountable for getting this writing done.  I'm going to be home so there are no excuses. Ideally I'd like to get at least eight scenes done and if I can keep up that pace I'll be on track to have Dracokin finished by the end of the month.

I'm back after a hiatus of about two months due to life stress and ready to start getting back to the grindstone. It has put me a bit behind in my plan so I've adjusted what the rest of the year is probably going to look like.

Q2

1. Write Dracokin

2. Second round edits on Trial by Fae

3. Plot Death's Game

Q3

1. Write Death's Game

2. First round edits on Dracokin

3. Third round edits on Trial by Fae

4. Send query for Trial by Fae out to agents

Q4

1. Write Metamorphosis Book 2

2. Second round edits on Dracokin

3. First round edits on Death's Game

You will notice a new name in the list because I retitled Metamorphosis. It is now going to be tentatively known as Trial by Fae which fits just as well without also being the title of a classic.

With that out of the way, here's what my goals are looking like for this month.

April Goals

Dreams don't work unless you do...

1. Write 30k on Dracokin for Camp NaNoWriMo [00,037 / 30,000]

2. Edit 40k of Trial by Fae [00,448 / 40,000]

3. Read 4 books [2 / 4]

Total Word Count: 485

April 8-10

1. Write 4k on Dracokin [00,000 / 4,000]
2. Edit 5k on Trial by Fae [00,448 / 40,000]

3. Read each day [1 / 3]

As you can see, I've simplified my goals from what I've been doing so far this year. I'm hoping less pressure will yield better results. We shall see.