Tag Archives: Goals

Writing Goals: Making the goal, but missing the deadline

Posted on February 1, 2012 by epbeaumont

A few weekends ago, I had a write-in. My buddy wrote fiction. I wrote non-fiction (I hope): a list of 2012 goals. It got scary fast. Between unfinished projects, projects ready for second- or third-pass revision, beta reading, copy-editing, and … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Enter the villain (at long last!)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by epbeaumont

I know a story exists when it begins to tell itself, or when a character turns to look at me. And I’m learning, very slowly, how I need to rest between bouts. What I mean by “when a character turns … Continue reading →

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The ragged tag-end first draft blues

Posted on December 22, 2011 by epbeaumont

They warned us, of course. Finish the novel in November. Use that last crazy burst of energy to get it all down, and fix it up later. I’m still finishing it. There is one chapter that needs rewriting into an … Continue reading →

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NaNo 2011 novel revision plan, revised version

Posted on December 12, 2011 by epbeaumont

From long experience, I know that I get things done, however ambitious my lists of things to do. However, hardly ever do I get them done on the original timeline. As I’m looking at the missing pieces of this year’s … Continue reading →

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The curious dance of order and chaos

Posted on December 9, 2011 by epbeaumont

After yesterday’s break, I realized that it was indeed “rest” rather than “being lazy” that made me take a break from looking at the NaNo novel. Today I woke up with very clear ideas about the missing parts: how the fantastic … Continue reading →

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Coming back to the beginning, or lessons from the cook pot

Posted on December 7, 2011 by epbeaumont

Sometimes you don’t know what you were setting out to do until you’ve done it. Last year, I wrote my first completed story arc for National Novel Writing Month. For the first time, I sent a work out to beta … Continue reading →

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Writing Goals check-in

Posted on December 5, 2011 by epbeaumont

It’s a snowy Monday night, and I’m still recovering from National Novel Writing Month. I wrote 85K words of novel draft alongside an estimated 10-15K words of blog posts (posting every day adds up fast). So we’re looking at a … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: on getting sleep (not)

Posted on November 17, 2011 by epbeaumont

The NaNo novel is now reaching the classical 50,000 words, with about half the story remaining (the more interesting half, we hope). Meanwhile, the Author is feeling ragged from sleep deprivation. Full-time hours at the day job plus half-time as … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Dispatches from the Tour (#2)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by epbeaumont

Well, it’s 1:20pm now, and I’m thinking about lunch at home. I got 3700 words written, which should be OK, even if I didn’t make the (ambitious) goal of 5000 words before leaving. The stomach is deciding this one for … Continue reading →

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NaNoFeed: Dispatches from the Tour (#1)

Posted on November 12, 2011 by epbeaumont

I’m lucky to be doing National Novel Writing Month in one of the most active regions in the country, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. One of the features of  the NaNoWriMo experience here is the 28-hour Writing … Continue reading →

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