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March 1, 2019
February Numbers
Words Written: 106,923 in 20 days(Average: 5,346/day6 Projects + Admin (10%)
I think it's pretty obvious when I quit my day job.
Please note, this was not in relation to the twitter nonsense that went on days after I'd made the decision (and which weirded me out for the week and a half before I handed in my resignation).
Getting the word counts in has been easier since I stepped out
I think it's pretty obvious when I quit my day job.
Please note, this was not in relation to the twitter nonsense that went on days after I'd made the decision (and which weirded me out for the week and a half before I handed in my resignation).
Getting the word counts in has been easier since I stepped out
February 6, 2019
IWSG: February
It’s almost Valentine’s Day and I’m choosing to fall back in love with one of my books that I’ve lost interest in. I’m doing it by tearing it apart and turning it into something else entirely!
I still love the concept, but, having put about 60,000-words in it, I’ve come to the conclusion that the reason I haven’t been able to finish it is that I’ve clearly gone down the wrong track. So I’m
I still love the concept, but, having put about 60,000-words in it, I’ve come to the conclusion that the reason I haven’t been able to finish it is that I’ve clearly gone down the wrong track. So I’m
February 5, 2019
February Specific Goals
Writing
72,000-words
I’ve got my days set up in a long checklist of to-dos. The plan is to get 30K into a cyberpunk style story, 28k into science fantasy that has been slowly consuming my soul for twelve or so years, and then 14k set aside for free writing/admin (brain breaks, blog posts, and jotting down plot bunny notes so I can save them for another day, that sort of thing).
Reading
5 books
72,000-words
I’ve got my days set up in a long checklist of to-dos. The plan is to get 30K into a cyberpunk style story, 28k into science fantasy that has been slowly consuming my soul for twelve or so years, and then 14k set aside for free writing/admin (brain breaks, blog posts, and jotting down plot bunny notes so I can save them for another day, that sort of thing).
Reading
5 books
February 1, 2019
January 2019 Wrap-Up
Words Written: 34,168 in 23 days
(Average: 1,486/day
8 Projects + Admin (11%)
I didn’t reach my goal of 57k. Not by a long shot. But I’m not stressing about that. It’s better than four months from last year, and as long as I’ve got an average of 1k/day (of the month, not actual writing days), I’m willing to count that as a win.
It’s been a rough start to the year, which invariably impinges on
(Average: 1,486/day
8 Projects + Admin (11%)
I didn’t reach my goal of 57k. Not by a long shot. But I’m not stressing about that. It’s better than four months from last year, and as long as I’ve got an average of 1k/day (of the month, not actual writing days), I’m willing to count that as a win.
It’s been a rough start to the year, which invariably impinges on
January 10, 2019
2018 Wrap-Up Numbers
I keep pretty detailed spreadsheets for each month because I’m a little neurotic, and I like seeing the progress in an analytical way. I totally get that this doesn’t work for everyone, that it can be frustrating and counterproductive for some.
I started back in 2013 when I decided I was going to write 1 million words in a year (or 11 months, as it turned out) and just kept doing it. It holds me
I started back in 2013 when I decided I was going to write 1 million words in a year (or 11 months, as it turned out) and just kept doing it. It holds me
January 4, 2019
Goals Q1 2019 (And January’s Specifics)
If you were here on Wednesday for my IWSG post you’ll have seen that I don’t do resolutions.
They don’t work for me, I can’t set a hard and fast plan at the beginning of the year and stick to it. That’s just not how my brain is wired. And I’m 100% okay with it.
But I do like goals. I just like them on a smaller scale.
Things that can be tweaked and adjusted without any real “shame”.
Therefore, I
They don’t work for me, I can’t set a hard and fast plan at the beginning of the year and stick to it. That’s just not how my brain is wired. And I’m 100% okay with it.
But I do like goals. I just like them on a smaller scale.
Things that can be tweaked and adjusted without any real “shame”.
Therefore, I
January 2, 2019
IWSG: January 2019
It’s a New Year and I'm sure you’ve heard it a hundred times. “New Year, New Me!”
Pretty sure this is going to be another “New Year, Same Me” situation. And I’m okay with that. Do I hope to get more done this year than last? Yes. I always hope to improve, but I also am just happy to do as well as I did last go around. Because sometimes, that’s all you can really ask of yourself. Sometimes you
Pretty sure this is going to be another “New Year, Same Me” situation. And I’m okay with that. Do I hope to get more done this year than last? Yes. I always hope to improve, but I also am just happy to do as well as I did last go around. Because sometimes, that’s all you can really ask of yourself. Sometimes you
January 1, 2019
December 2018 Wrap-Up
Words Written: 29,896 -words in 21 days
(AVG 1,424-words/day)
3 projects + Admin (26%)
December is the one month of the year where I expect nothing of myself. Which is honestly pretty hard. Being productive and busy were pretty much the requirement while growing up. Down-time wasn’t approved of. So it’s really hard to disconnect.
And when I say I don’t expect anything from myself, that
(AVG 1,424-words/day)
3 projects + Admin (26%)
December is the one month of the year where I expect nothing of myself. Which is honestly pretty hard. Being productive and busy were pretty much the requirement while growing up. Down-time wasn’t approved of. So it’s really hard to disconnect.
And when I say I don’t expect anything from myself, that
December 5, 2018
IWSG: December
Happy Holidays fellow IWSG-ers.
Whatever you celebrate: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, or anything else I’m forgetting (sorry!), I’m happy we’ve gotten to the point. Not because I’m confident I’ll wrap up everything I’ve got left on my list before we ring in the new year. It’s definitely not because EVERY store is going to be a hellscape for the rest of the month. It’s only partially
Whatever you celebrate: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, or anything else I’m forgetting (sorry!), I’m happy we’ve gotten to the point. Not because I’m confident I’ll wrap up everything I’ve got left on my list before we ring in the new year. It’s definitely not because EVERY store is going to be a hellscape for the rest of the month. It’s only partially
December 4, 2018
November Wrap-Up
Words Written: 50,287-words in 23 days(AVG 2,186-words/day*)7 projects + Admin (9%)
November is all SUPER FOCUSED, and then suddenly, that last week, everything went to hell.
My general daily goals weren't really met.... but I hit the 50k, thanks to that messy week.
* the image is wrong because I hadn't remembered to change the day's written before I took the screenshot.
It's a short
November is all SUPER FOCUSED, and then suddenly, that last week, everything went to hell.
My general daily goals weren't really met.... but I hit the 50k, thanks to that messy week.
* the image is wrong because I hadn't remembered to change the day's written before I took the screenshot.
It's a short
