Writerly Ways
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cornerofmadnessWelcome to 2024 and another year of me trying to find things to say about writing. Nothing profound today just me trying to outline (mostly for myself) what I want to accomplish.
1. FINISH THINGS. This is a big one I've been awful about this for anything that isn't fanfic.
2. Get Slaying in the 80s done. I really need to get the next chapter written because I need it for the writers group (in fact, still looking for anyone who might want to join a low pressure critique group. Link has some space open, PM me)
3. Do those massive rewrites on the YA werewolf/seer thing. Last year I decided that the synesthesia part wasn't working. It needed to go. Over the years I've changed the timing of it. I finally decided the 90s were 25-30 years ago (SOB) so that setting works for retro and that's when I lived in Madison so I should leave the setting as I knew it. I decided on a lightning strike for his visions causative source and I need to decide a better way for making them effect Killian physically. Headaches are very over done IMO.
4. Decide which other story to go back to try and finish. I have no less than a half dozen (or more) nano novels that I've abandoned (that's not even counting the things Evil Little Dog and I abandoned). I just looked at a fantasy/mystery but it is...angry. I'll talk more about it in another WW. I have a steampunk mystery that I was telling ELD that I started SO many years ago, got it half way thru Link and then...abandoned it. I couldn't even tell you WHY? (I can barely tell you the characters' names) That might be the best candidate for this. Hell I'm not even sure if it's still on the computer or if it got lost. I need to go looking.
5. write a little less fanfic and short stories this year. This might be easier on me than I think because my fandoms are getting old. ALL of them (on the other hand my mental health is already sliding and fanfic is easier). Right now I have a bunch of short stories no one wants. I can try to find open calls they would fit but other than the Jethro Tull one I have nothing new I want to write which isn't a bad thing.
6. I still miss having a writers group. I do love the monthly zoom I'm participating in. Wouldn't mind doing 2 of those.
My writing stats shook out like this Original fic count – 63,425 words and Fanfic - 233,219 words. I sold two short stories and the novel is almost ready for sale. It's not a stellar year but it IS better than 2022. I submitted 3 things in December I'm still waiting to hear on.
For my writer friends, what are YOUR plans for the year.
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1. FINISH THINGS. This is a big one I've been awful about this for anything that isn't fanfic.
2. Get Slaying in the 80s done. I really need to get the next chapter written because I need it for the writers group (in fact, still looking for anyone who might want to join a low pressure critique group. Link has some space open, PM me)
3. Do those massive rewrites on the YA werewolf/seer thing. Last year I decided that the synesthesia part wasn't working. It needed to go. Over the years I've changed the timing of it. I finally decided the 90s were 25-30 years ago (SOB) so that setting works for retro and that's when I lived in Madison so I should leave the setting as I knew it. I decided on a lightning strike for his visions causative source and I need to decide a better way for making them effect Killian physically. Headaches are very over done IMO.
4. Decide which other story to go back to try and finish. I have no less than a half dozen (or more) nano novels that I've abandoned (that's not even counting the things Evil Little Dog and I abandoned). I just looked at a fantasy/mystery but it is...angry. I'll talk more about it in another WW. I have a steampunk mystery that I was telling ELD that I started SO many years ago, got it half way thru Link and then...abandoned it. I couldn't even tell you WHY? (I can barely tell you the characters' names) That might be the best candidate for this. Hell I'm not even sure if it's still on the computer or if it got lost. I need to go looking.
5. write a little less fanfic and short stories this year. This might be easier on me than I think because my fandoms are getting old. ALL of them (on the other hand my mental health is already sliding and fanfic is easier). Right now I have a bunch of short stories no one wants. I can try to find open calls they would fit but other than the Jethro Tull one I have nothing new I want to write which isn't a bad thing.
6. I still miss having a writers group. I do love the monthly zoom I'm participating in. Wouldn't mind doing 2 of those.
My writing stats shook out like this Original fic count – 63,425 words and Fanfic - 233,219 words. I sold two short stories and the novel is almost ready for sale. It's not a stellar year but it IS better than 2022. I submitted 3 things in December I'm still waiting to hear on.
For my writer friends, what are YOUR plans for the year.
From Around the Web
WRITER’S RESOLUTION 2024: PRETEND TRENDS DO NOT EXIST (OR, “FUCK IT, THIS ONE IS FOR ME”) chuck wendig
If I Could Learn One New Skill to Change My Life
The State of Book Marketing in 2023: A Year in Review (rather one sided)
Have You Tried Back to Front Editing in Writing?
Something Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Badly
How to legally quote song lyrics in your book
How To Promote A Book On YouTube
What To Include On Your Book’s Copyright Page
What Is A Ghostwriter (And How Do I Become One)?
How To Get Book Reviews
10 Tips for Hosting a Successful Book Launch Party
From Betty
Narrating Dreams & Visions
Five Innovative Horror Stories to Read
Three Genre-Defining Books With Underutilized Tropes the humble hero was my favorite part of LotR
Five Problems With Focusing on Internal Conflicts
3 Reasons to Accept the Varied Seasons of Creativity
TEN REASONS WHY WEEKLY WRITING GOALS ARE BETTER THAN PROJECT DEADLINES
DOES GENRE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN WRITING DIALOGUE?
EIGHT THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT WRITING FROM CHARLES DICKENS & EBENEZER SCROOGE
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Date: 2024-01-02 01:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-01-02 06:42 pm (UTC)it's definitely okay to write a crap first draft
thanks