Report Card Time: ROW80 Round 1 Assessment
Congratulations to all my fellow A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80) participants. We made it through Round 1! Whether you met all your goals or not, I'm sure you learned something about yourself and your writing. I hope to see all of you in Round 2!
It's time to assess how I did with my Round 1 goals. My girls get their report cards next week, so I guess we'll call this mine.
These were my goals at the start of Round 1:
Writing – I will write 500 words minimum daily. This is my "test mile" as Kait Nolan so eloquently explained here. If I get 500 words and nothing's falling into place, I still have 500 words and I tried. I'm hoping for more, but I want to write daily and stick to it, so I'm starting small.
Goal Assessment: B
I wrote, and most weeks I managed averaging 500 words a day, but not consistently. I need to recommit to a "test mile" number in Round 2, but be more realistic and aim for 5 days a week.
Blogging – Daily here (thanks to BlogHer'sNaBloPoMo and the Ultimate Blog Challenge) and three times a week at Mom in Love with Fiction. This writing will not count toward my 500 goal, but I do think it's beneficial. I also owe Kait Nolan a ROW80 sponsor post this week!
Goal Assessment: A-
For the most part, I met this goal.
Reading – I'm committed to more reading, because I 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 of January. I'm still weighing my options, but I'll be posting updates by Sunday's check in. Plus, in addition to reviewing for Rebecca's Reads, I'll also be a part of the World Literary Café Review Team.
Goal Assessment: A
I've rededicated to reading, and I've been fortunate to read some great books this round. I still need to do some for the challenge above.
Editing – I will edit a minimum of one chapter a day on various projects. I am doing freelance editing, and I need to stay on top of it. I love to edit, but it sometimes hampers my own writing (editing too much instead of letting the words flow). Maybe by focusing daily on editing other people's work, I'll shake the need to edit my own… for now.
Goal Assessment: B
Overall, I rocked my editing commitments, but I need to work on time and energy management.
Exercise – Daily, some form. It's New Year's resolution time after all. And sugar, you've wormed your way back into my diet… good-bye!
Goal Assessment: B
Considering everything going on (and all the sickness in my house this quarter), I am happy with a B.
How did everyone else do this Round? Did you learn anything about goal-setting you care to share?
It's time to assess how I did with my Round 1 goals. My girls get their report cards next week, so I guess we'll call this mine.
These were my goals at the start of Round 1:Writing – I will write 500 words minimum daily. This is my "test mile" as Kait Nolan so eloquently explained here. If I get 500 words and nothing's falling into place, I still have 500 words and I tried. I'm hoping for more, but I want to write daily and stick to it, so I'm starting small.
Goal Assessment: B
I wrote, and most weeks I managed averaging 500 words a day, but not consistently. I need to recommit to a "test mile" number in Round 2, but be more realistic and aim for 5 days a week.
Blogging – Daily here (thanks to BlogHer'sNaBloPoMo and the Ultimate Blog Challenge) and three times a week at Mom in Love with Fiction. This writing will not count toward my 500 goal, but I do think it's beneficial. I also owe Kait Nolan a ROW80 sponsor post this week!
Goal Assessment: A-
For the most part, I met this goal.
Reading – I'm committed to more reading, because I 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 of January. I'm still weighing my options, but I'll be posting updates by Sunday's check in. Plus, in addition to reviewing for Rebecca's Reads, I'll also be a part of the World Literary Café Review Team.
Goal Assessment: A
I've rededicated to reading, and I've been fortunate to read some great books this round. I still need to do some for the challenge above.
Editing – I will edit a minimum of one chapter a day on various projects. I am doing freelance editing, and I need to stay on top of it. I love to edit, but it sometimes hampers my own writing (editing too much instead of letting the words flow). Maybe by focusing daily on editing other people's work, I'll shake the need to edit my own… for now.
Goal Assessment: B
Overall, I rocked my editing commitments, but I need to work on time and energy management.
Exercise – Daily, some form. It's New Year's resolution time after all. And sugar, you've wormed your way back into my diet… good-bye!
Goal Assessment: B
Considering everything going on (and all the sickness in my house this quarter), I am happy with a B.
How did everyone else do this Round? Did you learn anything about goal-setting you care to share?
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