- Aside from completing this year of school - and then starting another - I'm going to be taking a Clep Test for college; Western Civilization 1. Oh the joy of that thought.
- I will learn how to cut my hair and shave. ;)
- Blog more frequently after I revamp this place - again.
- Introduce to the world the new genre of Suavebuckling! Hahaw. Which is sadly nothing but a fancy name.
- Finish the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum, therein completing Heart of a Hero (temporary title, of course).
- Outline and write a children's short story. Possibly write more in that story-world, depending on how I like it.
- Possibly write a novel considerably longer than anything I have ever written before by out 40k words. But I'm not confident about this. Depending on how everything else in life goes, I'll outline this in late spring or early summer, and possibly start writing in August.
- Edit Heart of a Hero like crazy.
- Compete in both Church and Homeschool volleyball teams I'm in.
Sound a little weak for a year plan? It probably is, but speed-writing is most definitely not my style. I'm not the kind of guy who can sit down and in four months have a 100k first draft, along with the printings on the keyboard a little more worn. I also fumble through between going from completed project to promising new first draft quite a bit.
But, I do have at least two other major things stored for 2014. Two things that will keep me busy each week, consistently.
And that's the worst kind of project.
R. Thacker
P.S. This is a little contradictory to my last post. I may get lost in pursuit of selfish dreams, that is a fact inevitable. Still, there is one thing that might redeem my name from hypocrisy. Time will tell, of course.
P.S. This is a little contradictory to my last post. I may get lost in pursuit of selfish dreams, that is a fact inevitable. Still, there is one thing that might redeem my name from hypocrisy. Time will tell, of course.
Those are some good goals, Warrior =) By the by, I tagged you on my blog =) http://tristavaporblade.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteThanks, Trista. :)
DeleteOoh, thanks! Cool. I'll do that soon. :)
You aren't going to grow a beard? Wha!
ReplyDeleteI will grow a beard, in time. For right now, I would not look right with a beard - therefore I must shave it. And as your brother said, it grows faster once you shave it once anyway.
DeleteMy advice. Shave once and then don't do it again. Your beard will grow faster like that, and as Millard says, beards are cool.
ReplyDeleteAye, that's a good plan.
DeleteAnd I most definitely agree with you and Millard. Beards are cool.
Oh, don't worry about not having more goals! I don't write fast, either, and, honestly, the thought of working on more than one or two novels a year is terrifying! Now, if you can just find a manageable schedule for these goals, you'll be in good shape!
ReplyDeleteYes! Finding a schedule to follow through with is the hardest thing about planning, in my experience anyway. XD
DeleteAh, it's good to know I'm not completely alone in the curse of slow writing. Although I am not glad that you have to deal with it too.
For me, I think it might be consistency thing more than anything. Which goes back to scheduling... :D I also handwrite my stories and then type them up, so that slows things down. But I feel more creative when I write by hand. :)
DeleteKeeping consistent is really hard.
DeleteI know what you mean a little. I used to feel more creative when writing by hand, but it had disadvantages because my mind would run away ahead of my hands. On a keyboard it's not quite so. :)
It is indeed. I think it would help if we actually viewed our writing as a career. :D
DeleteI can understand that. I tend to be an edit-while-I-write kind of person, so, while I do have that issue sometimes, I'm usually able to rein it in. And different writers do better with different methods, right? :)
Yes, it probably would.
DeleteAye, we're all different. I don't believe there's a two writers out there with the exact same methods that work best for themselves. We all have to adapt our ways.
Exactly! :)
DeleteGood goals. Don't worry about not having more; I'm struggling to come up with some too.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Aye, it took me a while to decide upon what I want to do this year. And for good reason, I suppose.
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