Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Goal Setting 101

Current Project:Status:
April Fools Anthology. Character analysis.

I have always been an avid goal setter. Yet in setting my goal each day, I would strive not to meet it but to do more. I am highly successful with this method. Even today, when I am editing a book, I will strive to read X number of pages and then will try to edit one more and then again one more. Most of the time I finish ahead of schedule.

I welcome this month of goal setting and focusing. I have been mulling over in my head thoughts of writing once again. An April Fools shorty looms in my head. I have pondered what gimmick to use for this intrepid story. What joke? What ploy? How can I make this interesting without a cliché? So how many words a week do I want to write? Hmmm…. I think I will go with a mini outline first. What you say? Chris is outlining? Yes, I have begun outlining each scene. And my characters—who will they turn out to be. I must begin…

Thank you MVRWA for helping me find my way back to my beloved writing. I had pretty much written it all off, at least until this summer. But why wait? Why enable? I can make excuses forever but when I have time to play Cityville, I must have time to write.

Focus…focus…focus

2 comments:

Paty Jager said...

Woo hoo! Another panster bites the dust. LOL Good luck with the anthology story.

Genene Valleau, writing as Genie Gabriel said...

Chris who? LOL about you outlining, Ms. Former Panster!

So glad you're digging back into writing again and not waiting until summer. Feeding our creative side is so important. Good for you!