Writerly Ways
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cornerofmadnessThe end of the year tally -
114021 / 125000 words. 91% done!
Missing my goal by 9% isn't bad when you consider I sold three short stories and one novella this year. I see no reason to complain. If I hadn't had my surgery or the two new classes (neither event were known when I made my goals) I would have made it. I consider this to be a successful year.
You guys were the voice of reason in helping me set the goals for next year.
In short my GOALS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD 2012
1. Finish Splinters of Silver and Cold Iron and work on the beta (YA werewolf & fae murder mystery)
2. Finish Until the Ice Breaks and work on the beta (YA fantasy/mystery)
3. Edit Machiavelli Moon and do the parts that need rewriting (urban fantasy/mystery set in Deadwood SD)
4. Finish Riding with Strangers (Urban fantasy/mystery/erotica)
5. pick at Power to Endure, Beneath the Torn Sky, & Voluntary Nightmare
6. try to sell the elf erotica
7. work on short stories for the Scar anthology & Geek Love anthology
I'm aiming for 75K which is pretty much only 20K over nano. Easily doable. I think that I'll attempt the summer nano too in order to finish one of the open novels but I may be moving or having more surgery or cruising or something.
May 2012 be as good if not better publishing year for me.
So what are YOUR writing goals for 2012? Keeping in mind if any of the above stories strike your fancy and you want to trade beta jobs let me know.
Also if you want writing challenges![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
findyourwords is taking sign ups for another few days. It's just a word count accountability site per week. gsd_rtfn is a daily one but no sign up cutoffs. origfic_bingo works like the fanfic bingo cards but for original fiction. picfor1000 one of my favorite challenges, once a year, using a picture to write a story of exactly 1000 words.
Missing my goal by 9% isn't bad when you consider I sold three short stories and one novella this year. I see no reason to complain. If I hadn't had my surgery or the two new classes (neither event were known when I made my goals) I would have made it. I consider this to be a successful year.
You guys were the voice of reason in helping me set the goals for next year.
In short my GOALS FOR
1. Finish Splinters of Silver and Cold Iron and work on the beta (YA werewolf & fae murder mystery)
2. Finish Until the Ice Breaks and work on the beta (YA fantasy/mystery)
3. Edit Machiavelli Moon and do the parts that need rewriting (urban fantasy/mystery set in Deadwood SD)
4. Finish Riding with Strangers (Urban fantasy/mystery/erotica)
5. pick at Power to Endure, Beneath the Torn Sky, & Voluntary Nightmare
6. try to sell the elf erotica
7. work on short stories for the Scar anthology & Geek Love anthology
I'm aiming for 75K which is pretty much only 20K over nano. Easily doable. I think that I'll attempt the summer nano too in order to finish one of the open novels but I may be moving or having more surgery or cruising or something.
May 2012 be as good if not better publishing year for me.
So what are YOUR writing goals for 2012? Keeping in mind if any of the above stories strike your fancy and you want to trade beta jobs let me know.
Also if you want writing challenges
findyourwords is taking sign ups for another few days. It's just a word count accountability site per week. gsd_rtfn is a daily one but no sign up cutoffs. origfic_bingo works like the fanfic bingo cards but for original fiction. picfor1000 one of my favorite challenges, once a year, using a picture to write a story of exactly 1000 words.
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