Goals for January 2011
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Heh...I'm still working on my December goals... 
January goals:
1. Submit The Cure to 15 agents
2. Revise 10K words on Death Brings the Victory
3. Complete 2 short story first drafts
January goals:
1. Submit The Cure to 15 agents
2. Revise 10K words on Death Brings the Victory
3. Complete 2 short story first drafts
1. Finish War story
2. Plan next war story with same main character
3. Work on Space opera
Going to be busy...busy....
2. Plan next war story with same main character
3. Work on Space opera
Going to be busy...busy....
1. Finish my third novel (halfway there)
2. Continue working on my first with the editor
3. Pray for my second novel to hit it, and start walking again (at the gym and outside when it gets warmer)
2. Continue working on my first with the editor
3. Pray for my second novel to hit it, and start walking again (at the gym and outside when it gets warmer)
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1. Get A Little Death revised and resubmitted.
2. Finish Family Jewels and submit that to the same editor.
I'm also planning on a bare minimum of 1,500 words a day, and set working hours throughout the whole of 2011. I'll fail on occasions, I know, but that's no reason to pick myself up and try again the next day.
2. Finish Family Jewels and submit that to the same editor.
I'm also planning on a bare minimum of 1,500 words a day, and set working hours throughout the whole of 2011. I'll fail on occasions, I know, but that's no reason to pick myself up and try again the next day.
... query three agents, after posting a thread in 'Ask the Agent' to find out if that would be an exercise in futility. I'm guessing so. That ambition scratched, I aim to write and sub one essay by the month's end.
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1. Submit 1 query letter per week to a publication.
2. Submit 1 collection of poems to a literary publication every two weeks.
3. Write 1 chapter (rough draft) of my novel each month.
4. Begin saving up for school (I am planning on getting my certificate in Feature Film Writing through UCLA).
5. Blog my little fingers off to stay inspired and to connect with other writers.
Good luck everyone!
2. Submit 1 collection of poems to a literary publication every two weeks.
3. Write 1 chapter (rough draft) of my novel each month.
4. Begin saving up for school (I am planning on getting my certificate in Feature Film Writing through UCLA).
5. Blog my little fingers off to stay inspired and to connect with other writers.
Good luck everyone!
1) Finish perfecting my query (It's almost there!)
2) Query.
3) Get past the first ten chapters of new book.
2) Query.
3) Get past the first ten chapters of new book.
1) wait patently for response from agent who has had my MS for a while
2) finish book 2 in series I have out to agents
2) finish book 2 in series I have out to agents
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1. Fix up steampunk, send it through betas, and then query
2. Plan out revisions to YA fantasy MS
3. Write a chapter a week (or more) of new mystery
In that order. I. must. Stay. away. from the shiny. new. WIP.
2. Plan out revisions to YA fantasy MS
3. Write a chapter a week (or more) of new mystery
In that order. I. must. Stay. away. from the shiny. new. WIP.
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1. Edit my lackluster of fragments that I call short stories - at least the ones I've given one person to review...
2. Write down everything on my 'pending ideas' shorts list - most are crap, but oh well.
3. Finish the fiasco of NaNoFiMo 'novels' or at least get each to 30k.
4. Edit NaNoWriMos for spelling... ><
5. Write daily, yeah...
2. Write down everything on my 'pending ideas' shorts list - most are crap, but oh well.
3. Finish the fiasco of NaNoFiMo 'novels' or at least get each to 30k.
4. Edit NaNoWriMos for spelling... ><
5. Write daily, yeah...
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1. Write one short story a week
2. Finish the major revisions to my manuscript (which is probably going to take a couple months)
And for the year: Finally query someone for the first time once I've done this major overhaul and polished it
2. Finish the major revisions to my manuscript (which is probably going to take a couple months)
And for the year: Finally query someone for the first time once I've done this major overhaul and polished it
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Write something. Anything. If it makes sense, that's just a plus.
Actually: I plan on writing for 1-1/2 hours a day and editing another book for 1 hour a day.
Really need to get my mojo back and get back on the ball.
Oh, and figure out what books I'm going to write/edit this year and map out the year.
Good luck everyone.
Actually: I plan on writing for 1-1/2 hours a day and editing another book for 1 hour a day.
Really need to get my mojo back and get back on the ball.
Oh, and figure out what books I'm going to write/edit this year and map out the year.
Good luck everyone.