In the Mighty Words of King: ROW 80 Goals
I barely know what to dowith myself on Wednesdays and Sundays when A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80)takes a break. Luckily, it's time to start again. ROW80 is the "writingchallenge that knows you have a life." But it doesn't mean life gets to be an excuse.
And my apologies… this postis a day late, but for good reason. Yesterday I hosted my fellow ROW80 writer,Elizabeth Ann West, here. She talked about resolutions and gave away copies ofher book. If you missed it, check out the post. It's a tour, so you can stillget copies on other stops.
I recently finished readingStephen King's On Writing: A Memoir ofthe Craft. I will post a detailed review soon. For now, I want to share howhe influenced me:
GoodWriters Read. I'vealways believed this, but King drove home the point. To that end, I have uppedmy reading goals as defined below.
WriteEvery Day. King says hewrites every day except Christmas and his birthday, but quickly admits the truth.He writes even then. I admire this kind of work ethic. He reminded me that thewords may suck, but you have to get them down.
He also convinced me tofinally succumb and read one of his books. I received 11/22/63: A Novel for Christmas, so it will be my first King.
I'm also committed togrowing my freelance work, both in writing and editing, and writing frequent blog postshere and on my Mom in Love with Fiction blog.
Did I mention I'm a ROW80sponsor? This is my second sponsor gig in a row. I love it. It's another way tomeet some wonderful writers and learn, learn, learn.
But let's get to it, themeat of the matter.
MY GOALS
Writing – I will write 500 words minimum daily.Thanks Stephen King and Kait Nolan. This is my "test mile" as Kait soeloquently explained here.If I get 500 words and nothing's falling into place, I still have 500 words andI tried. I'm hoping for more, but I want to write daily and stick to it, so I'mstarting small.
Blogging – Daily here (thanks to BlogHer'sNaBloPoMo and the Ultimate Blog Challenge) and three times a week at Mom inLove with Fiction. This writing will not count toward my 500 goal, but I dothink it's beneficial. I also owe Kait Nolan a ROW80 sponsor postthis week!
Reading – I'm committed to more reading, becauseI know it makes me a better writer. To that end, I have joined the 2012 To BeRead (TBR) Pile Challenge, and I plan to join a couple more before the end ofJanuary. I'm still weighing my options, but I'll be posting updates by Sunday'scheck in. Plus, in addition to reviewing for Rebecca's Reads, I'll also be a partof the WoMen's Literary Café Review Team.
Editing – I will edit a minimum of one chapter aday on various projects. I am doing freelance editing, and I need to stay ontop of it. I love to edit, but it sometimes hampers my own writing (editing toomuch instead of letting the words flow). Maybe by focusing daily on editingother people's work, I'll shake the need to edit my own… for now.
Exercise – Daily, someform. It's New Year's resolution time after all. And sugar, you've wormed yourway back into my diet… good-bye!
Finally, my ultimate goal…lean in close and don't tell too many people… we will publish our follow up to Depression Cookies this year. Notice will, not want to. And now that I've toldyou, you'll keep me honest. Right?
Wishing you all the best onyour goals. Let's kick it in 2012!
Visit the other fine ROW80participants listed below:

I recently finished readingStephen King's On Writing: A Memoir ofthe Craft. I will post a detailed review soon. For now, I want to share howhe influenced me:
GoodWriters Read. I'vealways believed this, but King drove home the point. To that end, I have uppedmy reading goals as defined below.
WriteEvery Day. King says hewrites every day except Christmas and his birthday, but quickly admits the truth.He writes even then. I admire this kind of work ethic. He reminded me that thewords may suck, but you have to get them down.
He also convinced me tofinally succumb and read one of his books. I received 11/22/63: A Novel for Christmas, so it will be my first King.
I'm also committed togrowing my freelance work, both in writing and editing, and writing frequent blog postshere and on my Mom in Love with Fiction blog.
Did I mention I'm a ROW80sponsor? This is my second sponsor gig in a row. I love it. It's another way tomeet some wonderful writers and learn, learn, learn.
But let's get to it, themeat of the matter.
MY GOALS
Writing – I will write 500 words minimum daily.Thanks Stephen King and Kait Nolan. This is my "test mile" as Kait soeloquently explained here.If I get 500 words and nothing's falling into place, I still have 500 words andI tried. I'm hoping for more, but I want to write daily and stick to it, so I'mstarting small.
Blogging – Daily here (thanks to BlogHer'sNaBloPoMo and the Ultimate Blog Challenge) and three times a week at Mom inLove with Fiction. This writing will not count toward my 500 goal, but I dothink it's beneficial. I also owe Kait Nolan a ROW80 sponsor postthis week!
Reading – I'm committed to more reading, becauseI know it makes me a better writer. To that end, I have joined the 2012 To BeRead (TBR) Pile Challenge, and I plan to join a couple more before the end ofJanuary. I'm still weighing my options, but I'll be posting updates by Sunday'scheck in. Plus, in addition to reviewing for Rebecca's Reads, I'll also be a partof the WoMen's Literary Café Review Team.
Editing – I will edit a minimum of one chapter aday on various projects. I am doing freelance editing, and I need to stay ontop of it. I love to edit, but it sometimes hampers my own writing (editing toomuch instead of letting the words flow). Maybe by focusing daily on editingother people's work, I'll shake the need to edit my own… for now.
Exercise – Daily, someform. It's New Year's resolution time after all. And sugar, you've wormed yourway back into my diet… good-bye!
Finally, my ultimate goal…lean in close and don't tell too many people… we will publish our follow up to Depression Cookies this year. Notice will, not want to. And now that I've toldyou, you'll keep me honest. Right?
Wishing you all the best onyour goals. Let's kick it in 2012!
Visit the other fine ROW80participants listed below:
Published on January 03, 2012 04:00
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