Friday, October 4, 2013
Reviewing September's Goals
Here's what I wrote then:
Write at least 250 words each day.
Finish and submit a short story.
Critique at least 6 stories.
Write NaNoWriMo newsletter articles.
Revise 1 short story for critique.
1: Done. In fact, I think I made it through the month with at least 400 words each day, but that all still counts.
2: Done. This was a close one, because I got some more insightful feedback on the story I had been working on, and almost didn't submit it. However, I got a round of revisions in, and out it went. I can only do so much, and now it's time to move on to the next one.
3: I didn't count to be sure, but I'm counting this as done. I can recall off the top of my head at least three, and given the way things have been in my life lately, if I can even remember last week that's pretty good.
4: Done, mostly. I have to revise them slightly, but they are indeed written. I'll transition the next part into next month's goals.
5: Done. I have revised a story two times, once for more critique and once for submission after that critique. I also revised another story to prep for critique, one that I've been enjoying lately.
So, overall, mission accomplished on my September goals. I think keeping the shorter list helped, though I nearly didn't submit my newly revised piece after the gut-check of a really useful critique. I'll try to keep October's goals similarly constrained.
Labels:
accountability,
goals,
retrospective
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment