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Date Posted: 15:19:40 06/30/09 Tue
Author: Esther
Subject: Let’s talk goals shall we? >>>
In reply to: Esther 's message, "Okay, a multi purpose post" on 15:15:22 06/30/09 Tue

Since it’s the end of the month, it’s probably a good a time as any to do this. Thanks to Larn’s gauntlet a few of us have decided to get our act together and focus on finishing a project. Yay!

But there might be other goals out there. So I’m implementing the long ago tradition of the monthly goal post. A simple post where we discuss our goals, accomplishments and frustrations as a way to stay on target. I view it as a way to be held accountable. It’s easy to say that today I’m going to do this, but at the end of the day if there isn’t anyone around to ask or care how it went it’s easy to shrug it off with a simple excuse of life and forget it. Just ask me, cause I’m speaking from experience. *G* And it’s a way to motivate ourselves as we realize that what we want is achievable if we break it down into realistic steps. And we all wouldn’t mind writing a bit more, right? Right.

So, how about it? Anyone game? I guess we’ll see, eh? Feel free to add your goals to this post if you want to play. *G*

First off, I should say that I don’t believe goals are written in stone and unable to be changed. I mean, for me, what I want to do at the end of the day is be able to look in the mirror and be able to say to myself, that yup today I did the best I could. That is my first, most important goal and it overrides all others when the need arises.

Second, I have never set writing goals for myself because I didn’t ever want to feel any pressure that I HAD to write, fearing that it would take the fun out of my little hobby. I didn’t want another deadline, another job that I would grow to hate because it was another responsibility that I assumed. Well…what a load of crap, eh? *G* Time has passed, circumstances have changed, life has provided me with some unpleasant lessons, and I still delight in the possibilities and opportunities that a blank page represents. A new world. A special person. A visit with a long-time friend. A challenge to make it all it can be and then some. Something you love to do is never a chore.

So time to get my head out of the sand and set some writing goals. And here they are for all their simplicity…

- To keep up on the board, to reply to the posts and do my part
- To spend a couple hours a day working on my craft, with the concentration being on Pander. Whether it be adding to the word count with the missing scenes, purging the rot, reading some of the multiple versions, or just pasting the individual scenes in the right spot in the final version, it needs to be done. And hey. It’s only a couple hours.
- To post at least one scene per month. Since today is my last chance for June, an excerpt will follow.

There. Not too bad. I can do this. *G*

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[> [> Goals? Aren't they those things on a football field? >>>> --

Page, 21:38:52 06/30/09 Tue

But seriously, folks. Way back in the distant past, or at least six months ago, I vowed to complete Carey On/The Rain Song/Whatever It Ends Up Being Called by my birthday. In January. This past January, to be precise. But, I had no one to hold me to it. So I'm going to count on y'all to hold me to my goals, or at least hector me about them if I waffle. Here's what I'm going to aim for:

*Keep in touch with this board, and with all of you. I know first-hand now what happens when I don't. I don't write.

*Work on something on my WIP at least once a day, and that does not include just reading it over. I must add to it, edit what I've written, or re-write things that don't work. No more slacking around.

*Come up with a bleedin' title.

So there they are! And I'm committed to sticking to them.

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[> [> [> LMAO! Too funny! Yup those things that are long, hard and needed to score. *G* >>> -- Esther, 10:16:34 07/02/09 Thu

Seriously. *G*

Okay.

Thanks for playing Page, and hey, we'll see how we do at the end of the month, eh? Cause you gotta know that I'm going to hold you to them.

Cheers

Esther

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>Since it’s the end of the month, it’s probably a good >a time as any to do this. Thanks to Larn’s gauntlet a >few of us have decided to get our act together and >focus on finishing a project. Yay! > >But there might be other goals out there. So I’m >implementing the long ago tradition of the monthly >goal post. A simple post where we discuss our goals, >accomplishments and frustrations as a way to stay on >target. I view it as a way to be held accountable. >It’s easy to say that today I’m going to do this, but >at the end of the day if there isn’t anyone around to >ask or care how it went it’s easy to shrug it off with >a simple excuse of life and forget it. Just ask me, >cause I’m speaking from experience. *G* And it’s a >way to motivate ourselves as we realize that what we >want is achievable if we break it down into realistic >steps. And we all wouldn’t mind writing a bit more, >right? Right. > >So, how about it? Anyone game? I guess we’ll see, >eh? Feel free to add your goals to this post if you >want to play. *G* > >First off, I should say that I don’t believe goals are >written in stone and unable to be changed. I mean, >for me, what I want to do at the end of the day is be >able to look in the mirror and be able to say to >myself, that yup today I did the best I could. That >is my first, most important goal and it overrides all >others when the need arises. > >Second, I have never set writing goals for myself >because I didn’t ever want to feel any pressure that I >HAD to write, fearing that it would take the >fun out of my little hobby. I didn’t want another >deadline, another job that I would grow to hate >because it was another responsibility that I assumed. >Well…what a load of crap, eh? *G* Time has passed, >circumstances have changed, life has provided me with >some unpleasant lessons, and I still delight in the >possibilities and opportunities that a blank page >represents. A new world. A special person. A visit >with a long-time friend. A challenge to make it all >it can be and then some. Something you love to do is >never a chore. > >So time to get my head out of the sand and set some >writing goals. And here they are for all their >simplicity… > > >- To keep up on the board, to reply to the posts and >do my part >- To spend a couple hours a day working on my craft, >with the concentration being on Pander. Whether it be >adding to the word count with the missing scenes, >purging the rot, reading some of the multiple >versions, or just pasting the individual scenes in the >right spot in the final version, it needs to be done. >And hey. It’s only a couple hours. >- To post at least one scene per month. Since today >is my last chance for June, an excerpt will follow. > > >There. Not too bad. I can do this. *G*
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