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March accountability
So for March, I set some lofty goals to conquer as part of the March-a-thon I ran for my writers’ support/education group. Here’s my progress report:
- Project A: incorporate feedback and take this to finished product. Verdict: took longer than it should have, largely due to technical issues, but accomplished!
- Project B: finish first draft (~28,000 more words). Verdict: Weep. 18,000 words to go.
- Project C (novella): get ready to send to critique partners Verdict: Finished the paper edit early in the month, but the type-in took forever. Still in progress.
- Project D: blog posts! Verdict: I’ve gotten ahead in most of my series, so I’d have to say accomplished—but I’d never say no to a guest post!
- Read my library books before they’re due! Verdict: accomplished!
- SUPER SECRET PROJECT: Verdict: accomplished! Look for more about this on Monday!
I was also able to keep up with my critique partners, which was actually quite the feat this month. (I forgive you 😉 )
Though on any given day, it felt like these lofty goals were completely unattainable, I actually accomplish quite a bit! The daily pep talks from my group and our live chats & Twitter #marchathon Saturdays were a big help.
Lesson of the month: no matter how long it took in the past, everything can take longer than you expect.
April goals
After pushing myself very hard, I’m giving myself a break. So in April, I’m hoping to:
- Finalize my presentation for LDStorymakers next month.
- Get those last 12,000 words done? Maybe?
- Take care of business (yay. taxes.)
- Do a final read-through for each of my critique partners
- Finish inputting the paper edits and incorporate my critique partners’ feedback on my novella
- Read!
It sounds like a lot, but I’m hoping to limit myself to one or two tasks a day (not including reading; that’s not a task!).
Anticipated lesson of the month: sleep is really important.
How did you do in March? What do you hope to accomplish in April? Come share!