Monday, October 3, 2011

ROWnd 4!

'Tis the final ROW80 of 2011!  I'm so happy to have participated every single round, though I've been such a slacker about posting my check-ins.  In fact, I don't really check-in (sorry fellow ROWers) but just know that I'm working on my story while taking care of other things going on in my life.  Like numerous weekly appointments for my little man.

Anyway...

ROW80.  I'm finishing up my manuscript which I hope to have completely done by Christmas!  And I also want to begin a new writing project, so I've broken down these goals by month.  Goals will be updated as the rownd progresses.  Here goes:

October:  Continue revising.

  1. Continue getting feedback from my critique partners.
  2. Revise at least 15 minutes every other day.  Every day is ideal, but every other day is manageable.
  3. Outline next writing project.
November: Continue revising manuscript and begin new writing project.
  1. Enter NaNoWriMo.  I have for the last four years and never finished, but I always write more than I would otherwise, knowing others are plugging away at their stories.  I have a story idea that's been tugging at me for so long I can't wait to get it out on paper.
  2. Continue revising based on feedback from my critique partners.  15 minutes a day every other day.
  3. Send to beta readers.  Revise based on feedback.
December: Finish revising and begin the querying process begin sending to beta readers.
  1. Get feedback on query letter manuscript from five or more people.
  2. Begin querying.  Scary, yet exciting!  Begin querying in January.
  3. Finish Continue revisions based on feedback of beta readers and critique partners.


Good luck to my fellow ROWers!  Rock that writing boat!
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7 comments:

  1. Angela BrownOctober 3, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    Sounds like some wonderful goals.

    Go for it!! Yeah.

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  2. Ghenet MyrthilOctober 3, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Good luck! I'm joining ROW80 again this round and I'm excited to be part of it again. Your goals sound very manageable.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 3, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    I always suspected there were some ROW80ers lurking in the background that weren't checking in! LOL. I'm glad this challenge has helped you, even if you didn't check in. I find that I need the encouragement of other writers, so I try to check in almost every time. That's the thing with ROW80...you can do it any way you want! We all need different things.

    Good luck with all your goals in Round 4! It sounds like you've got a good handle on what you want to do this round.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 3, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Sounds like you have an excellent plan. Good luck and I look forward to getting to know you in round 4 :)

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  5. Old KittyOctober 3, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    Good luck with these goals - you can and will do all these!! Yay for you! Take care
    x

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  6. Alleged AuthorOctober 3, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Ooooh...I like your idea of having a certain time for revision. I think I'm going to steal it!

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  7. JulianaOctober 3, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Another one going for NaNoWrimo. I guess we'll bump into each at at #ROW80 and NaNo =)

    Good luck!

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Thanks for reading my thoughts on this topic. I can't wait to read yours! :)

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