Hey there, sorry it's been a few weeks since the last post. I've been busy (sort of).
After completing NaNoWriMo, I rewarded myself by taking a week's break... which turned into two weeks. And then it was Christmas time, so it turned into three weeks. At this point I realized the year was about to end and knew that I absolutely had to finish my novel! I had reached the proper word count during November (over 50,000), but there were still ten chapters left to write. So the for the past week, that's what I've been doing.
And tonight, I finished.
It feels great having the first draft done. I know it's rough and there are a lot of things I need to fix, but the sense of accomplishment will help me to dive in and do my first readthrough with revisions. Thinking about doing that and noticing the day, I realized that it'd be a good idea to set down some New Year's Resolutions.
Of course, I never follow through with those, so I'm going to set some goals instead that I plan to accomplish in 2014. There will be several personally related ones such as breaking my energy drink habit/soft addiction and getting a better job, but I also intend to have some in regards to my writing life.
In 2014, my goal is to complete revision of this novel: Order of the Hunt. I aim for it to be ready for submissions before the end of the year, and then to begin submitting it to various places which I will be researching as well.
In 2014, my goal is to build an author's platform, an online presence, through blogging and twitter. In order to successfully do this, I will have to frequently update both of these. (Wish me luck)
I also aim to find some others who share the writing interest and become friends, companions, bitter rivals, cohorts, whatever it happens to be with that particular person. For this goal, I'll need some help. If anyone who reads this happens to be (or know) a writer who wouldn't mind being buddies, please comment or contact me via twitter.
Thanks!
Does anyone want to share their goals? If so, leave a comment, I'd love to hear them! Please enjoy your New Year's celebrations and be safe!
-Jordi
Congrats on finishing your first draft! Sure it's rough, first drafts are supposed to be like that and you can't edit a blank page. Good luck with the author's platform! If you do it frequently enough it should become a habit (not that I know anything about updating things, I'm always late with blog posts though I love Twitter).
ReplyDeleteMy main goals are to pass all my exams whilst writing on the side. I really want to get at least one of my WIPs polished too.
Happy New Year,
Good luck!
Janna
Hey, those are some great goals! I wish you the best of luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you also for the tip, I'm hoping it will become a habit as well.
Happy New Year!
:) Jordi