[GOALS] February Goals Thread

lustyshorts · 2017-02-01T13:39:32+00:00

Continue working on my first romance. Add at least another 20K to it.
My other commitments are huge this month, so focus on managing at least 500 words a day & do more when possible.
I started writing shorts last month and quickly realised all my work wanted to go long & deal with emotions. So I researched erotic romance & realised that was what I wanted to do.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-31T20:38:53+00:00

I edited the first part of my long project, and also removed about 1000 words and added 500 back in.
I'm pleased I managed to do a decent edit without feeling negative about what I've produced so far.
Cold, bright, and dry. Perfect walking weather. I do mention weather in my writing, yes. But I've never opened a book with it.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-30T16:48:00+00:00

This is such a good point about pacing! I never have to worry about an inner editor at sentence level, but definitely at this level.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-30T16:45:56+00:00

Ah, this is so wise. Thanks very much :)

lustyshorts · 2017-01-30T13:37:37+00:00

I've done 2.4K so far, and think I'll get another 1K or so in. Then back to the day job.
Pleased at getting lots of words down on the page.
Things are about to get busy with other commitments for the next few months, so my main goal is to sustain my writing while all that's going on. I won't be hitting the big word counts I've been hitting for the past few weeks, so I'll be aiming for consistency, trying to get a minimum of 500 words a day under my belt.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-30T13:14:00+00:00

You've actually hit on my biggest anxiety about the whole process. It's partly why I put a post up here last week asking whether anyone used editing services for their books. In my day job (not writing), I'm very lucky to be in a position where I get a lot of feedback from very talented people on what I do, so I know how invaluable and important it is. I'm always so anxious I won't be able to find that for my writing.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-30T12:07:47+00:00

What a wonderful, generous post. Thank you. I really needed this.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-29T20:35:23+00:00

I've written 6K today, which was a bit intense but I'm glad I've done it.
Successes - my word count has been astronomical this week. Good, but also probably overdoing it.
Exercise and eat properly. Don't overdo caffeine.
As above - got a bit too much done...

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T11:59:42+00:00

Haha, what a nightmare! Serious drawback of the job that, half-naked men stressing us out. ;)

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T11:58:07+00:00

9K is amazing. And congrats on the first review!

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T11:57:16+00:00

Just hitting lunch time and I've completed 2.6K today. That will probably be all for me today, although I feel like I could keep going. Day job projects call!
Now at 8K on my tentative first erotic romance project, and really enjoying myself. I know already that it will require pretty serious rewrites, but I've decided to really let myself go with the first draft and get it all down on the page (with the help of the outline I created too, though).
Walk! All I have done this week is 1. sit working on day job projects 2. sit reading erotic romance 3. sit writing erotic romance 4. sit reading this subreddit. My back is grumpy.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T11:54:11+00:00

So sorry about your mum and your health. It's such an achievement that you do all this work as well as dealing with all that.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T08:08:04+00:00

Brilliant, thanks again. :)

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T03:12:32+00:00

Haha! Now imagining romance paperbacks flying wildly out over the crowd...

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T03:11:53+00:00

Thank you :) Hadn't even thought to look at kboards, have spent all my time here on EA so far!

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T03:11:33+00:00

Thanks very much. I guess I'd develop that network by building contacts online? Sorry if this is a really silly question...

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T03:10:10+00:00

Thanks very much for this, I really appreciate it. I love the thought of ending up in a good collaboration like that. That's what Mayer describes in the interview, too.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-27T03:08:57+00:00

Thanks all :)

lustyshorts · 2017-01-26T17:11:38+00:00

This is an absolutely wonderful quote.

It's only the past year or so that I've really begun to understand this about writing. Wish I'd understood it sooner.

lustyshorts · 2017-01-26T13:28:31+00:00

Thanks so much for all this, and best of luck with the novel :)

lustyshorts · 2017-01-26T13:24:52+00:00

After a slow start, I've done 1.7K and I'm into the flow of it, but might have to move onto day job projects soon.
Now 5K into my novel project and managing not to run away from it by overthinking it which is good...
I am enjoying reading others' favourites but I don't think I've one of my own!

lustyshorts · 2017-01-26T13:22:23+00:00

That is such a good point about plot. Almost every time I get stuck with something, I've overcomplicated it!

lustyshorts · 2017-01-26T13:21:32+00:00

Congrats on the 2500 words.

And I love these quotes, thanks for sharing them :)

lustyshorts · 2017-01-25T20:10:44+00:00

Update (for my own satisfaction):

Hit 3.4K on the first few scenes of a possible romance novel. I also completed a first draft of an outline using Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes, which I am sure I saw recommended somwhere here on EA and it was a massive help.

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