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Goal Update 10/10

GOAL 1) PUBLISH SKOS

My Goal: Spend at least 10 mins, 3 days/week minimum
Where I planned to be: Spent at least 30 mins
Where I am: So close and yet so far away
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Trying to get a handle on how I want to release this. Sure, I could just publish it anytime, announce it everywhere, and be done with it.

But there are better ways. More work, but a good chance of better outcomes. I’m not expecting to become famous overnight, or even sell all that well right out of the gate. I just don’t want to rot at the bottom of the Amazon self-pub pit of despair.

GOAL 2) REVISE SYCU

My Goal: 2 Lessons per month/ 1 Lesson every 2 weeks (except L17 and L21, which get 4 weeks min)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 21, 156 pages in
Where I am: Lesson 21, 156 pages in
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
I’m starting to think that, once I’m done revising this, I should let it sit for a while. Bear with me here. Because this is only my second revision, and the first one I’ve done all in one go. I know that over the many years I worked on SKoS, I learned things, I grew not just as an author, but as a person. As upset as I am with myself that I took so long to finish it, I think time is what made it what it is today.

So I think I should let this one sit for a while. Obviously not years. Maybe one, tops. Mostly, I think I just need some distance so I can figure out what it is that’s missing.

But recently I got an email from Holly (she has a mailing list that she uses to send out little tips) that really put this story and my issues with it in perspective. I don’t owe it anything. I got it out of my brain. Maybe time will shape it into something better. Maybe it’ll rot in my Google drive. If it turns out that it’s not something I want to put out into the world… so be it.

I can always write more.

GOAL 3) SURVIVAL

My Goal: 500 WPD, 1500 WPW
Where I planned to be: 42000 words
Where I am: 42012 words
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
So I recently learned how to ride a bike (don’t ask) and I’m getting that feeling like when I’m careening straight for the pole that used to hold up the net on the tennis court (don’t ask) and suddenly my entire body forgets how to turn and I panic a little bit because oh god I’m gonna hit the pole and fall off the bike and it’s gonna hurt like a son of a bitch.

Where are my brakes???

Goal Update 10/3

Damn, is it really already October? I feel like I’ve done nothing for months, lol.

GOAL 1) PUBLISH SKOS

My Goal: Spend at least 10 mins, 3 days/week minimum
Where I planned to be: Spent at least 30 mins
Where I am: Screaming internally
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Been looking into what I need to do to get this sucker published. Still working on it, though. Just need to get my ducks in a row here.

GOAL 2) REVISE SYCU

My Goal: 2 Lessons per month/ 1 Lesson every 2 weeks (except L17 and L21, which get 4 weeks min)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 21, 78 pages in
Where I am: Lesson 21, 78 pages in
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
So many typing. @_@

GOAL 3) SURVIVAL

My Goal: 500 WPD, 1500 WPW
Where I planned to be: 40500 words
Where I am: 40503 words
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
If it wasn’t obvious by now, I am literally flying by the seat of my pants here trying to keep up with my word count.

But, ah, home stretch? Only 9500 words to go.

Goal Update 9/26

GOAL 1) PUBLISH SKOS

My Goal: Spend at least 10 mins, 3 days/week minimum
Where I planned to be: Spent at least 30 mins
Where I am: Done accepting Audrey’s changes
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
I have no excuses now. I think it’s ready.

But first, I’m going to go ahead and buy my domain name and at least buy a hosting plan with WordPress, work on the site a little. I also need to do some other backend stuff before I publish.

GOAL 2) REVISE SYCU

My Goal: 2 Lessons per month/ 1 Lesson every 2 weeks (except L17 and L21, which get 4 weeks min)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 20, finished
Where I am: Lesson 20, finished
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Welp, that was anticlimactic. Time for type-in, I guess.

And I was smart this time, I’ve already worked out how many pages I need to go through a day to do this in just 4 weeks. (The answer is 26.) We’ll see how that pans out.

GOAL 3) SURVIVAL

My Goal: 500 WPD, 1500 WPW
Where I planned to be: 39000 words
Where I am: 39002 words
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

Goal Update 9/19

GOAL 1) PUBLISH SKOS

My Goal: Spend at least 10 mins, 3 days/week minimum
Where I planned to be: Spent at least 30 mins
Where I am: CLOSE!
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Sent the manuscript to Audrey on Sunday and got it back yesterday. I’m very pleased! She picked through and fixed all my formatting errors and typos (or should I say “Texanisms”… I think there were only about one or two true typos), and even pointed out a few story inconsistencies, which was nice. We also connected a bit, I think…

I just kind of quickly looked through to see if there was anything I needed to ask about, but I’ll be going in sometime next week to apply all needed changes, reject any changes to stylistic choices, and otherwise do my final spit polish.

This is it, you guys. This thing is almost done, and I mean DONE done. (Dun dun dun! Sorry…)

Guess that means I need to drop some money on a domain name…

GOAL 2) REVISE SYCU

My Goal: 2 Lessons per month/ 1 Lesson every 2 weeks (except L17 and L21, which get 4 weeks min)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 20, 156 scenes in
Where I am: Lesson 20, 156 scenes in
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Another light lesson. Deceptively light.

I am very uncomfortable.

GOAL 3) SURVIVAL

My Goal: 500 WPD, 1500 WPW
Where I planned to be: 37500 words
Where I am: 37524 words
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
I think Jeremy Clarkson can sum up my current feelings about this quite succinctly.

Goal Update 9/12

GOAL 1) PUBLISH SKOS

My Goal: Spend at least 10 mins, 3 days/week minimum
Where I planned to be: Spent at least 30 mins
Where I am: Waiting
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Tomorrow is the day! I get to send my manuscript to Audrey tomorrow. I don’t know how long it will take her to go over it, but I’m excited. I’m getting closer!

GOAL 2) REVISE SYCU

My Goal: 2 Lessons per month/ 1 Lesson every 2 weeks (except L17 and L21, which get 4 weeks min)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 19, finished
Where I am: Lesson 19, finished
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Didn’t do a lot in this lesson. I still feel like something’s missing.

On to Lesson 20, and then comes the type-in.

GOAL 3) SURVIVAL

My Goal: 500 WPD, 1500 WPW
Where I planned to be: 36000 words
Where I am: 36049 words
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Everything’s on fire but it’s fine.

It’s fine.