With the month coming to a close, I'm looking back to see how I did at meeting my goals for the past month and looking forward to set goals for August.
July Goals
1) Keep all my writing
routines -- Daily Writing Chain, blogging schedule,
etc. - Done, assuming I get all of my words in for today and tomorrow.
2) Write at least one new story. - Done. In fact, I wrote a total of seven new stories. They're all short, but it's been my most productive month in terms of number of new stories completed in a long time.
3) Submit at least four stories for the first time.
- Done. I thought I might exceed this by a bit, but I'm pleased to have met it.
4) Write 7,500 words of new fiction. - Done.
5) On 7/31, have two non-time-sensitive blog posts written and ready for
future use on a day when I'm not able to post something "new." - This one didn't happen. I have one pending blog post, but it's somewhat time-specific, so I'll be using it soon.
6) Launch at least one new eBook.
- As previously discussed, this didn't end up happening.
Moving on to August...
August Goals
1) Keep all my writing
routines -- Daily Writing Chain, blogging schedule,
etc.
2) Write at least one new story.
3) Submit at least three stories for the first time.
4) Write 10,000 words of new fiction. - I'm increasing the goal after multiple months of meeting 7,500 words without much difficulty. I want to push myself a bit more for the rest of the year in terms of getting a slightly higher total word count done. I won't end up anywhere near what I had originally conceived of as my word count goal for the year (250,000) but increasing my monthly target will feel like a step in the right direction.
5) On 8/31, have two non-time-sensitive blog posts written and ready for
future use on a day when I'm not able to post something "new."
6) Get a revised version of my novelette out to beta readers. - I made some progress on this earlier in the month but then set it aside again. A couple of solid writing sessions and I should be able to get this ready for other people to look at it again.
7) Launch at least one new eBook.
Pretty awesome job with those goals! Way to go! And your August goals look great, too - you're really pushing yourself to grow.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! I appreciate the support.
DeleteAwesome, Michael! Definitely inspirational in your goal work. Way to go. :D Pushing your goal words is a good idea. If you add a little each month, you'll be rocking out the words before too long. :D
ReplyDeleteWell done on your goals!
ReplyDeleteWow. I'm speechless. Fantastic job. :)
ReplyDeleteI like this #writemotivation goals idea. Think I may set up my own for August.
Thank you Andrew, VikLit and Jodi!
ReplyDeleteGreat work, but holy crap! I am 1) jealous and 2) just realized I didn't write up Augusts goals though many are carry overs.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration and the reminders - looking forward to August
*~MAJK~*
Thanks, MAJK!
DeleteFor what it's worth, #writemotivation itself only does goalchecks every other month. But I've been writing up my own personal monthly goals every month.