Writing torches in the air for this post:
- A Round of Words in 80 Days (ROW80)
- The Insecure Writer’s Support Group (IWSG)
- Prep for A to Z 2015 Blogging Challenge
- One Year Reading Challenge 2015
Okay, so I may be over committing myself, but I really like joining challenges. Some people can do these things on their own, but I am not that competent or organized. I need the people to help me stay motivated and to bounce things off. I love that you all are so bouncy and supportive.
Things have been keeping me from writing or maybe I have not been trying hard enough. It isn't the big things. Everyone recognizes major challenges when they arrive and pushes the pause button on non-essential goals. It's the little things that pilfer my time without me even realizing it's gone. The Facebook is chief among those time sucking miscreants, but you can't overlook more mundane things like housework and homeschooling. Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean: like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
What do you do when you feel like a eleventy-one year old hobbit?
ROW80 rundown: 1. Write 500 words per day on any project.
Sunday: 631
Monday: 374
Tuesday: Sleep and snuggling sick kids, but no words.
2. Blog at least every Wednesday and Sunday.
I am thinking these are a win.
3. Check out at least 10 posts from each new ROW80 linky before the next one comes out.
I got to 8 and midnight hit and I decided to work on my post.
4. Use Twitter at least once per day.
I was not able to get to Twitter Tuesday.
5. Post on my author Facebook page at least 3 times per week.
I am going to have to think about changing this goal. I have only been able to get it done once since I jumped in. Let us see how it goes for the rest of the week and then I will decide.
6. Read 1 book per week.
With Sherlock out of the way I move onto The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. It will be fulfilling my "book over 100 years old" category. I am only a few chapters in, but am liking it. I guess I should have read these classics long ago. I will let you know how it goes.
Thanks for all who stopped by from the different groups. Leave me a comment and say hello so I can follow you back and see what you are up to.
You have a lot on your plate. I'm like that too. Challenges motivate me more then just flying by the seat of my pants.Good luck and I will see you at A to Z.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I never thought about it like that. Wonder if this is a plotter VS pantster thing. I was thinking it was a standing on the shoulders of giants kind of thing.
DeleteI've committed myself to some writing plans for 2015 that I thought I could handle just fine. And then I broke it down and realized how much I'll be juggling in the air. Then I went and added two more(BuNoWriMo and a month long blog poetry project), whew. But I like your posting restrictions you've set up. I should start doing that myself as posting on social media is turning into a time suck. Good luck with your challenges.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. I downloaded this app called isoTimer. It helps you set goals and has a "goal chopper" to help you figure out the steps to reaching your goals. After I chopped all my goals I was completely overwhelmed.
DeleteI'm not sure if my post went through, so apologies if this repeats. I'm sending you lots of rubbery, elastic-y stretchiness! If you're writing, you're writing and if you're reading you're helping your writing. That's not nothing! If I'm not writing, I often let myself fail at something. Like breakfast... for the kids. heehee They like left-over, cold soup. Really. :) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouragement. I love leftover soup especially if it's homemade. I would not qualify that as a fail.
DeleteI've committed myself to not only write more this year and submit them more often to my crit partners, but I've also added a couple of more crit partners. Hopefully that will push me to get more done. Hope you don't collapse from exhaustion.
ReplyDeleteAdding new crit partners is a great way to mix stuff up. Good luck.
DeleteI also like to do writing challenges. it pushes me in new and different ways. It's just with Mousetrap, all of my time is focus on the set, the actors, and promotion. After this weekend I can return to a more normalized schedule of chaos. :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a better week (with the sick kids and icky weather)!
Oh the weather here is beautiful, but I try not to mention it much because I don't like to kick people when they're down or in this case snowed in. Hopefully after Mousetrap you can squeeze in a little break and some time for yourself.
DeleteGood luck with your goals. I find when I break them down into smaller tasks I achieve more by the end of the month. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteYes, breaking them down is definitely good advice. Focusing on the small things gets the big stuff done.
DeleteSometimes, you have to scale back on stuff. But challenges do push you, like the A to Z Challenge, and then you realize how much you really can do.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the IWSG!
Thanks for the welcome. I am looking forward to being pushed, just hoping it isn't all the way off the cliff.
DeleteWhen I feel like an eleventy-one year old hobbit, I eat second breakfast and then I go kick some Orc butt. Because cardio is important at any age.
ReplyDeleteYou probably already know, but just incase you don't, your comment is full of win. You just put a smile in a long and trying day.
DeleteI'm glad to hear it! Now, let's head to the Prancing Pony for a pint and a sit down.
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