We’ve only had two days to work on our goals since we posted them, but I’m pretty pleased so far. On Monday, I wrote about 650 words, and last night I wrote over 1,000. Not bad since my goal is 500 per day.
As far as my other goals are concerned, I didn’t do anything on them on Monday, but I knocked all of them out yesterday. One household chore, thirty minutes of exercise, and thirty minutes proofing for a print book.
How about the rest of you? How did you do the past two days?
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sounds like you’re doing great so far! Keep it up!
I’m on track with most of my goals too, just struggling a bit with my social media ones. But, that’s why I have them, because I know I need to push myself to do them.
Thanks, Fallon! I don’t set social media goals because I just do that kind of thing when I can. Sometimes there aren’t enough hours in the day! So for social media, blogging and commenting always comes first. After that, Twitter, then Facebook. I can’t tell you how much I hate Facebook. LOL
I’ve done fairly well this first few days. I’ve read about 40 pages in my current WIP and done a bit of editing along the way. It feels great to be writing.
BUT –
I usually write longhand in a notebook. For NaNo, I wrote on my computer – and it’s driving me crazy to attempt editing from this seat!! ARGGGG.
I prefer to take my notebook – extra space left for adding/editing/changing a word here/slashing there – so I can study my sentences, my verbs, my flow. I’m struggling to do this staring at the computer screen.
Do you write and edit directly on the computer? Most writers seem to.
I would never in a million years try to write longhand. First, I can’t write fast enough that way and, second, my hand would hurt SO bad after only one page. Do you really find that easier for you? I think all writers have different ways of doing things, and we have to find what works for us. I sort of edit as I go (on the computer, of course), but for the final proofing, I always print it out and use a red pen to mark changes. Then I fix them on the computer. I can catch errors better with the printout than on the computer screen.
I’m with you LLE, I’ve seen Nadja mention her long-handed fascination before, and had a hand spasm just from the thought. An eye twitch too.
I’m tethered to my computer, day and night. I’m sure my monitor tan is lovely. Furthermore, when I’m 92, I’ll have hooked claw fingers and my wrists will be permanently bent… but you’ll be able to lay them down directly on the HOME ROW, DAMNIT.
I started printing out my own stuff for editing, but with $10 proofs from CreateSpace, I just throw it all up there and have them print it. Sure it sits in the approval stage for months, but that’s not hurting anything. (Plus it forces me to take a week off while it ships, which I see as a good thing.) I swear I spend at least as much money on ink and paper anyway… oh, and i keep it double-spaced and everything for the editing proof. I’ll squeeze things down and make them pretty for the final.
But yes, the point is I find editing easier with my Red Pen of Truth in hand as well, though I’ve done the “track changes” thing in Word and that’s not awful.
LOL on the eye twitch, Matt. I print my manuscript out at work where I have a nice laser printer. It’s cheaper than using my ink jet.
I’m way too anal to send anything to CreateSpace until it’s as perfect as I can get it…pages formatted to the correct size, page numbers where they’re supposed to be, headers perfect. I do love CreateSpace, though. They’ve done a great job for both me and Jon Eli (I did his formatting, too). Btw, you and Jon still need to get together sometime since you live so close.
Congrats on reaching your 500 words a day! I used to try to write in long stretches, but am loving the simplicity of setting a word count goal for the day. It is so much less stressful and intimidating, don’t you think? Keep going and happy writing!
Thanks, Veronica! I can’t write for a really long period of time. It’s too tiring for me, although I think I could do longer stretches if I didn’t have a full time job. I think setting word count goals is the best way to work, and then when you actually go over your goal, you feel so proud! LOL
You’re doing awesome!
I’ve done an hour of my five hours a week goal. Not wonderful, but a solid start, I think.
Thanks, Tanya! Hey, I think an hour is great. Keep up the good work.
Doing a good job of keeping on track. I’m immersed in a deep craft workshop right now so analyzing my current story. I’m with Nadja writing first draft long hand, but then type it all in and edit as I go.
Thanks, Robin.
I can’t believe people still write books by actually WRITING. LOL. How does your hand hold up through all of that? Maybe I’m just getting old and decrepit. LOL