achieve my WEEKLY writing goals, which will lead to my long-term goal of becoming a published author

Extract my novels from my old, otherwise deaded computer.

Put myself on a dedicated writing schedule. I mean it this time. No, really. Honest to gahd.

To continue working on three things to submit to the group: a story and two shorter offerings.

I also plan to sort out my non-fiction re the move, for reasons that I haven’t yet become clear, exactly!

To explore another outlet flagged up by a friend last week.

• Get the novel word-count up to 21,000 – done.
• Write at least 300 words per day – done.
• Start on a new letter – done.
• Read one YA novel – done.

Reward: New Diddl writing pad.

Just to keep track with what I’ve been doing:

I blogged about the move, and day-by-day since then (in excess of 4,000 words) but I’ve yet to post it.

Wrote a nine page letter to a friend the day after I moved, to catch her up on the last year.

Took an old piece along to my writers group, because I may re-work it.

Working on two new stories and a poem (I seem to be back in the zone with the poetry, which is intriguing.)

• Write two blog entries about the trip to Wellington – done
• Get the novel draft word count up to 20,000 – done
• Add something to the novel every day from Monday-Friday – done

Reward: Pineapple Lumps.

It’s going to be a busy week with the launch of “Lessons to Learn” on Sunday, but I want to keep focused on my other writing projects as well.

Between now and next Sunday, I want to:

• Get the novel draft word count up to 15,000 – now 15,090
• Write at least 5 blog entries – done

Reward: renewing my NZSA membership.

Goal completed: 20 June 2007, a bit late, but done nonetheless.

I’m currently on about 7,500 words of novel draft. Feel rather uninspired so I’m not sure if I’ll make the target this week. Will try again tonight.

• Get the novel draft word count up to 8,500
• Write a blog entry
• Spend at least an hour during the week writing letters
• Spend at least an hour during the week working on the novel

Reward: Join two new bookrings.

Transferring some of the secondary goals over from last week, as well as upping the novel draft word count:

• Get the novel draft word count up to 8,000
• Spend one hour writing on at least one week day – done
• Start a letter – done
• Write notes on setting photos – done
• Write a blog entry – done

Reward: Join two new bookrings.

Writing hasn’t been a high priority for me lately, but I’m planning to set aside 3 hours for the toxic jelly short script tomorrow afternoon, and might get a session in next Sunday if nothing else comes up.

I will also go to the screenwriting class on Wednesday, which will hopefully provide some inspiration to keep at it! At last week’s class, the emphasis was on the importance of networking and how being a screenwriter is different from being a novelist in this respect, because making films is a collaborative effort.

_{Hmm, am pretty hopeless at networking. Maybe I should write a novel instead ;)}