That Accountability Thing.

Since getting my golden ticket (okay...white paper) to nursing school, my life--while amorphous and unsure in some areas--is solidifying into a distinct path. School starts in August. This is March. That means I have roughly FIVE MONTHS in which to complete any or all or some of the mega writing goals I outlined for myself this year.

Okay, to be honest, when I made those write goals I was feeling pretty pessimistic about getting into school, so the list is enormo and definitely not feasible. Thanks to some input from a couple of my lovely CPs, I've narrowed my focus. And thanks to Ali Cross and her Ninja Writers, I think I might actually be able to accomplish it.

So, in the name of accountability and public humiliation and all that (plus a sad lack of blog inspiration, which I think many are experiencing throughout the blogoverse), I'm going to revamp my old Writer Wednesday or Whatnot feature. (I just made up that name, so don't go looking for it in the archives.) (Not that I really think anyone would. Just sayin'.)

Here's the skinny:

WIP: FOUR
Genre: urban fantasy
Current length: 53, 894
Estimated length: 80,000
Daily write goal: 2,000 words
Weekly wordcount goal: 10k

Let Me Sum Up:
         This is a pretty major write goal for me. I've stuck to it pretty well so far, though the whole dissertation-editing thing derailed me for several days. Between February 10 and February 22, I added around 20k to the WIP. I am not a fast writer by any means. NaNoWriMo is definitely a once-a-year type thing, for the calendar and for my sanity. But desperate times and all that, right? Since I'm essentially giving myself two days off a week, as far as word goals go, I'm hoping to make up for slack on days that I just can't get it all together. Like yesterday, first day back on schedule, I only pumped out 1200 words. C'est la vie, I suppose.

If you're working towards finishing a novel or pulling some Chuck Norris moves on a revision, why not visit The Dojo and consider taking part? We all need support. And what better way to get support than by finding it while you're procrastinating on Twitter and then being suddenly shamed into going back to the WIP? (Not that any of the Ninjas do the shaming--they do the supporting, which leads to the self-shaming. For me, anyway.) 

Write Goal Check-In

As of 10:47am, Eastern Standard Time, on this Tuesday, July 6th, 2010:

Word Count: 64,005 


Technically, I wrote an extra 1,037 words, but I ended up deleting them and going in a different direction.

Honestly, I can't believe I actually made my goal.


Lots of thoughts on the project going on. Details tomorrow.

Lies, I Tell You! Lies!

A favorite in the blogging community, Mr. DL Hammonds , did me the honor of bestowing this award upon me recently:

Now that I have my DSL up and running (celebrate!), I can give this award the love it deserves. I've enjoyed seeing this one pandied around the blogosphere and can only hope to do it justice. I believe the rules call for 6 lies and 1 truth? We'll see if I can even come up with 6 decent lies; if not, I may alter the rules. 

1. I was born in Germany and did not move to the United States until I was 6. 
2. I once stopped traffic to rescue a wild turkey out of the road. 
3. I have given mouth-to-mouth (nose) resuscitation to a bulldog and saved its life this way. 
4. I used to compete in ballroom dancing competitions during college. 
5. I taught myself ventriloquism when I was 12. 
6. I love clowns! 
7. I'm a huge movie buff--you name it, I've seen it.

Okay! I managed to come up with six lies...so let's see what you think! 

Now, I'm going to pass this on to the lovely Jen Daiker. Looking forward to her response!

I haven't done my 1k words for the day yet, but I'm planning on getting on that as soon as I'm done with this blog and before PT @ 3:30. Don't forget to check it out and join the madness!