DecNoWriMo 2017 - Dark of December

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Saoirse

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The pavlova looks delicious, Jaymz Connelly!

[x] Edit secret project
[x] Add words to Covenant ​~2,555 words
[ ] Add words to When She Sleeps
[x] Survive Christmas

I survived, yay!
 

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Update time! Four days remain.

December's To Dos:
[X] Beta read latest Beta Swap beta
[X] Submit at least 1 short story a week (4/4) - Cheated and subbed three today. It balances out.

[ ] Participate in the Countdown to 2018 Flash Fiction Challenge (26/31)
[ ] Plot SSSFFSS prompt
[ ] Start video game streaming channel
-----[X] Start posting on the proper forums
-----[ ] Double check streaming programs and hardware
-----[ ] Play something for God's sake you've been putting this off since Sept 2016.
 

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Last day of the year (in Aus, anyhow. :))

Congrats to everyone on the awesome meeting of monthly goals!

[x] finish beta read
[x] finish edits on long-ass story (longest story I've written in years)
[x] make a pavlova for the very first time
[x] finish crocheted blanket for #1 son
[ ] 30 minutes of walking/activity every day - ongoing Overall, I did better than I thought I would with this one - given all the prep I did for the holiday and then the holiday itself.
[x] participate in countdown to 2018 Flash Fiction Challenge (30 of 31) Got one more prompt for this, but I'm calling it done.


30 minutes walking/activity

Dec 4-10 (6 of 7)
Dec 11 – 17 (6 of 7)
Dec 18 – 24 (7 of 7)
Dec 25 – 31 (6 of 7)

Happy New Year to all! May 2018 bring only good things and achievement of all the goals!
 

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Last day of the month and of the year!

This was not the most productive month for me and I fell short on all my outstanding goals except for the graphic creation - that, at least, I achieved. I don't think I even looked at my WIP this week - too much holiday stuff going on, and not enough impetus to write (in other words, I was lazy). Didn't get near my reading goal, which is unusual for me, and fell woefully short on the exercise front. Oh, well - those goals will carry over into next month and the new year.

Speaking of 2018, I wish you all a splendid New Year's Eve/Day and a happy and productive year ahead. I'll be starting the January 2018 goals thread as soon as I finish up here, and I hope you'll all join me there!

[ ] 1. Reach 20k words on Book 5 - currently at 9,068
[ ] 2. Read five books - .5 of 5
[ ] 3. Go for two nature walks - 1 of 2
[x] 4. Finish final week of promo for Book 2's virtual book tour
[x] 5. Create 10 graphics for Book 3's January pre-release push - 9 of 10
[x] 6. Decorate the house for the holidays
[x] 7. Finish Christmas shopping/shipping
[x] 8. Write/mail Christmas cards
[x] 9. Write a holiday blog for my publisher
[ ] 10. Exercise (any kind) 30 minutes each day - 13 days of 31
[ ] 11. Lose five pounds before the end of the month - 2 of 5
[ ] 12. Start work on Sekrit Solstice story
 

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[x] Edit secret project
[x] Add words to Covenant ​~2,555 words
[ ] Add words to When She Sleeps
[x] Survive Christmas

Alas, I didn't add any words to When She Sleeps, but I finished everything else, so yay me. :)
 

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End of the month and end of the year check-in!

I'm calling the office done, even though I still need to sort and give away stuff. Seems easier on my brain somehow if I make that a different task. I'll be carrying that one over to the new year, alas.
[X] Finish cleaning office:
[X] File stack of papers
[X] Find permanent places for anything I'm keeping
[ ] Give away the "give away" pile​
[X] Finish edits on the E shorty story.
[X] Finish reading Do Not Say We Have Nothing for book club
[X] Read All the Missing Girls for January's meeting

Constant Goals:
[52] Write 1K words a day (for 52 weeks).

Done! I'll have a new goal for next year, but I'm pretty pleased I pulled that one off.
 

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December's Final Update:

[X] Beta read latest Beta Swap beta
[X] Submit at least 1 short story a week (4/4) - Cheated and subbed three today. It balances out.

[X] Participate in the Countdown to 2018 Flash Fiction Challenge (31/31)
[ ] Plot SSSFFSS prompt - I have a few ideas, but most of my writing brain was taken up by the FFC Countdown this month.
[ ] Start video game streaming channel
-----[X] Start posting on the proper forums
-----[X] Double check streaming programs and hardware
-----[ ] Play something for God's sake you've been putting this off since Sept 2016. - Guests at the end of the month have kept us from stepping up. But within the first week of the year, it'll happen.

Congratulations, BD! That 1k a day goal is incredible. Well done!
 

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Where did December go? Final update:

[ ] Read 4 books (two challenges - one completed) - Managed 3
[X] Write two blog posts.
[ ] Complete edit on two chapters of novel. - 1.5 done
[X] Lose 2 kilos
[X] Get through Christmas (including everything that comes before it).

Not a bad effort for a crazy month. On to 2018 :)
 
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