Monday, June 29, 2015

Ready, Set, Write! Week 3


 
Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer writing intensive that encourages goal-setting and accountability, and provides an opportunity for us to cheer each other on wherever we’re at with our writing projects—planning, drafting, revising, or polishing. This year, your RSW hosts are Alison Miller, Jaime Morrow, Erin Funk, Elodie Nowodazkij, and Katy Upperman. We check in every Monday and conclude on August 31.

1. How I did on last week’s goals

Apply the edits from ACP to the rest of Beauty Bound so I can continue querying: I have spent the majority of my time on this piece and am happy that I am very closed to finished!

Add 2,000 words to Arrow Nocked or Survivors: 538 to AN, 470 to Survivors, so only about half

Reach 190 active minutes: 281, nailed it!

Finish vacation planning: yeah, no

2. My goal(s) for this week

Finish the BB edits.

Add 2,000 words to Arrow Nocked or Survivors.

Reach 210 active minutes.

Finish vacation planning!

Finish reading Graceling.

3. A favorite line from my story OR one word/phrase that sums up what I wrote/revised


I’m forced to be with this stranger in my room. A stranger who talked about how he saved me. My black white knight.

4. The biggest challenge I faced this week (ex. finding time to write, the siren song of SNIs)

I really wanted to get to the writing, but exciting news made me hit the BB edits harder than I had anticipated.

5. Something I love about my WiP

I love my comical scenes. They're so much fun to read and write.



Write lots!

Monday, June 22, 2015

Ready, Set, Write! Week 2


 
Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer writing intensive that encourages goal-setting and accountability, and provides an opportunity for us to cheer each other on wherever we’re at with our writing projects—planning, drafting, revising, or polishing.  This year, your RSW hosts are Alison Miller, Jaime Morrow, Erin Funk, Elodie Nowodazkij, and Katy Upperman. We check in every Monday and conclude on August 31.


1. How I did on last week’s goals

Eek... I didn't really set goals for last week since I was late to set my summer goals, but I didn't get as much done as I'd hoped.

Some additional edits to Beauty Bound (which I am unfortunately already shopping out), due to the wonderful critique from Amy Christine Parker. I have had so many people look over the MS, but her comments really hit home and made it so much better.

A new 538 words to Arrow Nocked since Thursday.

I completed my entry for the Manny Contest at the Midwest Writer's Workshop.

131 active minutes according to my Fitbit.

2. My goal(s) for this week


Apply the edits from ACP to the rest of Beauty Bound so I can continue querying.

Add 2,000 words to Arrow Nocked or Survivors.

Reach 190 active minutes.

Finish vacation planning!

3. A favorite line from my story OR one word/phrase that sums up what I wrote/revised


Bianca writhed in his arms. “I can walk on my own.”

“As evidenced by you nearly tumbling to the ground.”

“I slipped.” Bianca giggled.


4. The biggest challenge I faced this week (ex. finding time to write, the siren song of SNIs)


Charleston hit me hard. Survivors deals with a lot of racial issues and I felt compelled to read everything I could. Down the rabbit hole is a scary place to be. Even reading about the hate is too much to dwell on for long. So I've had to pull myself out of it, and focus on making the positive changes I can.

5. Something I love about my WiP
 
That it can so clearly take me out of reality. Sometimes, that's where I need to be.
 
Write lots!
 
 

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Ready, Set, Write! Goals 2015




Yea! It's that time of year again. Ready, Set, Write! hosted by  Alison Miller, Katy Upperman, Erin Funk, and Jamie Morrow. I, of course, missed goal setting and the first week check-in, but I'm catching up now!

1. Write at least 30,000 words in either WIP.

2. Finish my agent search for Beauty Bound.

3. Complete the list of fairy tales, fables, and legends for each country in my Twisted series. (If anyone knows a good, obscure tale, let me know!)

4. Read a book a week.

5. Write at least one blog post per week.

6. Make some great contacts at Midwest Writer's Workshop.

7. Finish the Magic School Bus science experiments with the kids.

8. Fit into my bathing suit before vacation without looking pregnant. (Seriously, I get the question a lot. My body is holding onto the baby weight in my abdomen, and only my abdomen, like it's an umbilical cord.)

So I'll be on next Monday with my update. Hopefully I won't forget this time!