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smallhobbit) wrote2017-06-14 05:37 pm
smallhobbit) wrote2017-06-14 05:37 pm
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Two Months In
Two months since I set my goals for 2017/18 so time to see what progress has been made.
Goal No 1 - Write all the things
Wordage wise I remain on target, which is good. I wrote slightly less in April, but picked up again in May. And I've discovered AUs, of which up to now I've only written the occasional one. Yes, I know the Ocelot Tales are AUs, but since Holmes and Watson remain more or less in character I don't class this as a pure AU. Similarly Sussex Retirement, although not their actual retirement, is an extension of the characters' lives. But since I've signed up to![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
whatif_au apart from the inevitable Hobbit fic for 'Everyone Lives' AU, I've written a western AU (again for the Hobbit) and a soulmark AU (Spooks).
I have managed to add some more badges forfan_flashworks including the Unimaginable, which means I've written for every challenge for the past three years - yay!
Goal No 2 - A Monthly Pastoral Assitant Post
This I am doing, and there is another one scheduled to be written at the end of this month. I'm pleased I'm committed to doing this, as it is keeping track of what and how much I'm involved in, otherwise I think I would assume I wasn't doing very much.
Goal No 3 - Try Twelve New Things
Two down, ten to go. I've roughly sketched out what I shall try when, so the more craft based challenges will be spread out over the autumn/winter, rather than concentrated in three months.
I'm currently reading the book mentioned by DebrisWoman "You have breathe for no more than 99 words. What would they be?" My intention, as a writing exercise, is to take a number of the characters I write and let them write their 99 (or less) words. If there's anyone you would particularly like to see, please let me know.
Goal No 1 - Write all the things
Wordage wise I remain on target, which is good. I wrote slightly less in April, but picked up again in May. And I've discovered AUs, of which up to now I've only written the occasional one. Yes, I know the Ocelot Tales are AUs, but since Holmes and Watson remain more or less in character I don't class this as a pure AU. Similarly Sussex Retirement, although not their actual retirement, is an extension of the characters' lives. But since I've signed up to
whatif_au apart from the inevitable Hobbit fic for 'Everyone Lives' AU, I've written a western AU (again for the Hobbit) and a soulmark AU (Spooks).I have managed to add some more badges for
fan_flashworks including the Unimaginable, which means I've written for every challenge for the past three years - yay! Goal No 2 - A Monthly Pastoral Assitant Post
This I am doing, and there is another one scheduled to be written at the end of this month. I'm pleased I'm committed to doing this, as it is keeping track of what and how much I'm involved in, otherwise I think I would assume I wasn't doing very much.
Goal No 3 - Try Twelve New Things
Two down, ten to go. I've roughly sketched out what I shall try when, so the more craft based challenges will be spread out over the autumn/winter, rather than concentrated in three months.
I'm currently reading the book mentioned by DebrisWoman "You have breathe for no more than 99 words. What would they be?" My intention, as a writing exercise, is to take a number of the characters I write and let them write their 99 (or less) words. If there's anyone you would particularly like to see, please let me know.
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Woohoo for sticking to your word count, that's amazing. Just out of curiosity, what is your goal this year?
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I'm aiming for 165,000 words this year. Not high by a lot of people's standards, but practical and attainable if I write most days.