For the first round of A Round of Words in 80 days, I want to set goals for what I want to accomplish with those minimum words. I want to give myself a reason to write more than those 500 words or 2 pages. And I want a mix of new writing, re-writing, and prepping future projects (This is absolutely GITS inspired).
This is what I aim to accomplish in the next 80 Days:
New Writing:
Complete the first draft of the YA novel I started during Nano (I am about 60-75% done).
Write two short stories.
Re-Writing:
Complete the second draft of the action-comedy screenplay (about 50% done).
Rewrite the werewolf short story.
Prep, etc.:
Beat out and Board the next screenplay idea.
Brainstorm short story ideas.
Brainstorm titles.
Outline the YA Fantasy novel
This feels like a lot, but I absolutely think I can accomplish this. There is a lot of prep, but I can easily get it all done in the hour a day I have carved for prep. The other sections will be more of a challenge, but I still think they are doable if I stick to writing every day and stay off the internet while I'm writing.
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Best wishes! It's definitely a discipline. I find once I start writing, it's hard for me to stop. So then I feel like I need large amounts of time to set aside. I really need to use the small moments as well, an hour here or there.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your goals.
Steph,
ReplyDeleteTwo pages a day are going to empower you like nobody's business! That's 3 screenplays or 2 novels a year.
Great luck to your for this Round 1 and please don't hesitate to ask one of us sponsors if you have any questions at all.
These sound like great goals. I had never seen the GITS stuff before. Thanks for linking to that. I don't write screenplays, but there is still useful strategy there...especially about prepping. Will help me greatly. Thanks again!
ReplyDeleteGood luck Steph! I think your goals are super achievable and I will be cheering you on. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your goals. And if it becomes too much (I'm not saying it will)or, isn't challenging enough, you can always adjust. Hence the beauty of ROW.
ReplyDeleteI'm also working on YA novel that I started during NaNoWriMo last year.
ReplyDeleteI like your goals. Best of luck.
Good luck! It does sound a bit busy, though.
ReplyDeleteAnd hey, we almost have the same minimum set! If I were to set higher wordcount, I would feel rushed and the quality wouldn't be as good (like in NaNoWriMo), plus I would feel guilty... And that wouldn't be right.
PS.: Thank you for the comment on my post!
Hearing how much you are working on this stuff makes me feel lazy!!! Keep it up!
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