I have actually set myself a little goal, and it is to get my novella ("Lost, Missing, Gone") polished up in time for QueryCon 2013 in September. I set this goal the other day, and even publicly recorded my goal (which I just wrote as "gole" ... wow, I'm going good ay?) over at Misha Gericke's Five Year Project blog. I haven't actually started polishing it yet, well not since I settled on it for realz as a goal - a single goal I will concentrate on to the detriment of all other goals. It's been polished previously, but more in a proof-reading sort of way than anything else. But at least I've chosen my single project, right?
Oh, wait, I have other stuff to get done - namely stuff for my musical collaboration reciprocation (I owe Billy some GarageBand files and two in particular) - and I also wanted to get a short story of mine polished enough to submit to a magazine by the end of this month of August. But I've been watching a lot of Gilmore Girls (yes, I do love that show) and that's just kind of taken up all my time. ;)
I've probably lost my writerly mojo a little bit ever since June (and BuNoWriMo) ended. At least I managed to get those 50k written, and then I moved house. Not long later, I also managed to add to those 50k until I was done with the story (in very rough draft form). But I'm sure the writing bug is going to come back and bite me in the butt at any moment. After all, I can feel the creativity bubbling away inside me. It's just not spewing out just yet. I guess you could say I've had a little break, and that little break may continue for a few more days. But I do hope that Gilmore Girls breaks its hold on me sometime soon.
Will I have to wait until I've finished all 7 seasons? (I'm on season 4 right now)
What's keeping you from your goals, if anything?
Yeah finish all seasons, only way it will leave you alone
ReplyDeleteLOL. The blogosphere's keeping me from mine. ;) Kidding. Those are some kick-trash goals. I love that you've set yourself some deadlines. This sprint-writing though, I don't know how you do it. By default, I'm a distance runner and I find 1000+ words a day (on a WIP--not blog or side projects) keeps my writerly wheels greased. I can't imagine pounding out 50K, stopping, pounding out another 50K... That's ridiculous-awesome.
ReplyDeleteLOL I cracked up that you wrote your goal as gole. That's just the kind of thing I would do if I got the nerve to publicly record a goal of mine LOL.
ReplyDeleteI'm in a total slump right now but hope to snap myself out of it soon. I have no excuses, just can't seem to fight the distractions.
This summer has been so crazy, I've decided I'll just put the writing on hiatus and worry about it in the fall. The "breather" has given my brain a chance to come up with, what I hope, are some good ideas!
ReplyDeleteYou've still got time before QueryCon. And besides, Gilmore Girls isn't going anywhere. Take your time getting through it, because you'll miss it once it's gone (or you'll miss it during season 7--pretty weak season, if you ask me).
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't be so easy to easy to get distracted if things weren't so fun. You might just have to buckle down, work hard, and watch the rest of the show.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're enjoying the ride, Trish, so what's the problem? I hope you do reach your immediate goals. And I do hope you find something holiday style to post for WEP - why not a little extract from one of your unpubbed stories? Looking forward to whatever you come up with...
ReplyDeletewanting to do it all and then some keeps me from completing my goals! but it sounds like you got it hook, line, and sinker!
ReplyDeleteYou accomplished 50k? Congrats! Just take your goals in stride and you'll finish eventually.
ReplyDeleteI hear you Trisha, losing one's writing mojo is something I suffer from now and then. At the moment life is taking centre stage...
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your goals.
I'm on a little roll at the moment, so I'm trying to take full advantage of this fact. Hang in there Trisha!
ReplyDeleteWriter In Transit
I hate losing my mojo, and suffer from it periodically. Then all of a sudden after a break...it comes right back with the tunes cranked to full blast. Good luck with all those goals!
ReplyDeleteKathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
I think your doing just fine. My goals aren't being met because of me. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteSometimes blogging and social networking distarct me too much-- not sometimes.
ReplyDeleteThe usual things are keeping me from my goals: the day job, family, housework, family, Friends, and addictive games on my phone.
ReplyDeleteWithout all of that I'd be churning out the words. Oh well ...