ETA (03/03/11): I have two lovely guest bloggers and would love to see a third! Any volunteers?
I've decided to tell you guys my secret goal in the hopes that if/when I fail, you will rain the hate down so hard that I will cower and cry beneath your missiles of disappointment. Umm, yes. A few other people already know, but I figured it was time to lay on some more accountability. Here it is:
I'm going to finish the rough draft my WIP by March 7th.
Oh, the shudders of horror and dismay are racing down my spine. I may only have two/three chapters and 15,000 words left, but they are a nightmare in the making. Let's just leave it at that.
Why am I setting this goal then? Two reasons: 1) so I get my butt into gear and actually finish, and 2) I will be taking a writing vacation starting March 8th whether I want to or not. I also figured that finishing the WIP, instead of leaving a hanging chapter, was a better choice.
For those who are curious, on March 8th I'm off to the illustrious Butte, MT for a viewing of Avenue Q. Early the next morning I will be driving to Portland, OR with Boyfriend for a several days of exciting, exciting apartment hunting. Woo hoo.
Which brings me to my next point. Would anyone like to be a guest blogger for Squidink? I'm looking for 2-3 guest posts that are amusing, witty, and about writing. The perks? Free promo! You will get a cute bio featuring your picture (if you so desire) and a link to your own blog.
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| And Uncle Sam wants you to do it. Really. |
Anyway, do you guys have any ridiculous goals? Do they make you want to curl up in a ball and cry until your manuscript starts writing itself? Or do you thrive under the threat of deadline? Tell me your thoughts in the comments.
8 comments:
I will if you need me....
No ridiculous goals here unless you count finding a job in Michigan. I do have one story in mind, but I'm not a disciplined writer so I haven't set any goals. Maybe I ought to so I can start cranking the story out.
Good luck on the deadline! Hope you get those 15,000 words done!!!
Good luck finishing your WIP! I set a goal to finish my rough draft by the end of November. Then I ended up working two jobs, so it turned into "I will finish this rough draft by Christmas." Then I got the flu. I finally finished it the middle of January. I'm sure your experience will be better than mine was though. Just don't get the flu...
You're wonderful.
Haha, I hear that! I'm going to be job hunting while I'm over in Portland and I can't say I'm particularly thrilled about it.
Setting goals is both a good and bad thing, really. But you should try it out though--if nothing else it will help you be more productive for a while!
And I'll definitely do my best! :)
Thanks! My original goal to finish this WIP was actually in December at one point. I started in August, so it seemed like a good time. I wasn't particularly dedicated about it though and did NaNoWriMo in the middle, which didn't really help. I think the most important thing is to keep going though, even when you do miss your deadlines. This time I will prevail!
Good for you! Writing goals are amazing. I thrive under them. I'm proud of you. Good luck! I would write for you but I don't know what I would write about. I'm not that experty at writing.
I think I actually like writing goals better when I'm not actively participating in them. But thanks for your vote of confidence! :) And I'd loe a post from you either way--writing expertise is not required!
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