Giddy with Goals
Happy New Year!
Don’t know about you but I’m starting off the new year with another Round of Words in 80 Days, or ROW80.
Created by Kait Nolan, ROW80 is a writing challenge that knows writers have a life. The rules are simple: set your goals and then make updates on your progress throughout the 80 days. (Links to read the official rules and sign up are below.)
The first round of ROW80 starts today and will run until March 22nd. Updates are on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Today, I’m starting with my goals.
My Round 1 goals are ambitious simply because my spring writing schedule may be non-existent. I must get a large amount of work behind me this winter. So here I go ~
Goal 1: Fiction - Complete 2.5 segments of my new project: Blue Skies.
- start & finish planning for BS
- start & finish research for BS
- start & finish 32K words of 1st draft of BS (and judging by previous 1st drafts it will be BS! lol!)
Goal 2: Freelance - Maintain current work projects.
- research, write, sell 5 projects for client #1
- submit 6 times to editor #1
- submit 3 times to editor #2
- explore 1 new opportunity for client #2
Goal 3: Social Media - Maintain current relationships and strive for posting consistency.
- blog post 3 times a week (2 ROW80 updates and 1 post) (I know! I know! cheater, cheater pumpkin eater! Don’t report me to the blog police!)
- visit & comment on at least 10 blogs a week (2 blogs a day)
- look for opportunities to promote fellow bloggers/writers and their efforts at least 2 times a week on twitter, facebook, or other social media
What about you??? Are you taking on any writing goals? Life or health goals? Leave me a comment and let me know what you are planning this new year!
Interested in ROW80?
What is ROW80? explains what ROW80 is all about and what the “rules” are.
Ready to join in?
Click -> Sign Up for Round 1 of 2012
And, if you need a little more nudging, then go here -> Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, or What I Learned from ROW80 for my opinion on how ROW80 2011 Round 4 went for me.
Wow, you have some impressive goals! Here’s to wishing you all the success you can handle during ROW80 round 1!
Suzaznne Lilly, the TeacherWriter recently posted..The Writing Room of Ellie James
Looks awesome, Bridgette. Keep me posted.
Ali Dent recently posted..Row80 First Quarter Week One Plan
Those are some ambitious and amazing goals Bridgette and I have no doubt you’ll accomplish them all!! Woot woot – here’s to another round of ROW80! I’ll be posting my goals later today…can’t wait to cheer each other one. Rock the ROW baby!
Natalie recently posted..Hubby’s Corner: are you a man or a mouse?
I love the new shiny freshness of a brand new year and new goals. Yours are ambitious, but I don’t think you will have any trouble meeting them. :-) Best of luck to you Bridgette!
Jessica Fritsche recently posted..ROW80: Round One Goals
Your goals are great! ROW80 sounds like a fab idea and y’all have so much fun. I’ll be here cheering you on!
Tameri Etherton recently posted..Naughty or Nice? The Wild Child is Revealed!
I wish nothing but success on those very ambitious goals, Bridgette! We’ll all cheer each other on as we slog through 80 days of writing, exercising and whatever else everyone has planned!
You made me laugh with the BS comment in goal #1 :)
Marcia Richards recently posted..Marcia’s Health Challenge Update #1
Okay Bridgette – we cheerleaders are resting up in preparation for weeks of cheering as you and many other of our writing friends Rock the Row!
Patricia Sands recently posted..CHRISTMAS IN PARIS
Hi Bridgette! I love your freelance goals! In about two weeks I’ll be going freelance fulltime, and didn’t even think to make goals yet! Haha.
Looking forward to seeing your progress!
-GC
LOVE your goals! I need to add more specific freelance/submissions goals. I love how you did that. Best of luck. I know I am a better writer with ROW80 support!
Tia Bach recently posted..In the Mighty Words of King: ROW 80 Goals
Thank you ALL for your encouragement and support! I really miss this when Row80 is on break.
Tia – lthanks! ast row80 I got really specific for my freelance and ended up selling more of my work. I agree the Row80 support helps me tremendously.
Gina – glad you found them helpful. Good luck with your freelancing!
Patricia and Tameri – you are terrific cheerleaders!! Thanks for supporting me!!
Marcia – I really appreciate your support. It does feel like slogging at times, doesn’t it?
Jessica – thanks for your encouragement. I hope to reach those shiny goals too. :)
Natalie – woot! woot! is right. We’ll cheer each other on.
Ali – thanks sweet lady. We’re going to do this together, right?
Suzzanne – really appreciate your encouragement. Thanks for stopping by!
I like pushing it through during the winter. Do a lot now and you’ll feel really good about it later!
Yes, I have some work commitments (non-writing) that I will completely take over my writing time. If I plan now to get my work in, then the lack of writing will be less stressful. (or so I hope!)
Thanks for stopping by, Lori!
Bridgette Booth recently posted..Row80 Update 1: Aiming for the Bull’s Eye
Don’t know how I missed you last year. Focusing more outward this year and making sure visit everybody. Hi! Love your goals and look forward to hearing more about your progress. Good luck this round.
Robin McCormack recently posted..First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday
Hi Robin! I don’t know how we’ve missed each other. Sometimes there are so many writers/bloggers that it all becomes a blur for a while. I’m glad you stopped in and hope to get to know you and your blog better by March!
Bridgette Booth recently posted..Row80 Update 1: Aiming for the Bull’s Eye
[...] (If you are interested in seeing a list of my complete goals, then you can find them on my ROW80 2012 page or in this post, Giddy with Goals.) [...]
Those are ambitious goals, but if you’re not sure what your spring would be like, it makes sense to go for it now. I’m not doing this round of ROW 80, but I have set some goals for the upcoming year and for the next three months. One of those goals is to finish the novel I’m co-writing in time to pitch it at the WD Conference in NY in January. It’s going to be a tight call, but I think we’re going to make it.
Marcy Kennedy recently posted..The Great Equalizer
Wow, that is tight. Good luck with your pitch, Marcy!
First of all I would like to say terrific blog! I had a quick question in which I’d like to ask if you don’t mind. I was interested to find out how you center yourself and clear your thoughts before writing. I’ve had trouble clearing my thoughts in getting my ideas out. I truly do enjoy writing however it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes tend to be lost simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any ideas or hints? Appreciate it!
Thanks Kathleen. I don’t know that I have any great tips, but I do use the 750words site to get my first 750 words out. It helps clear my head and then get going on the writing. Anybody else have a better suggestion?
[...] (If you are interested in seeing a list of my complete goals, then you can find them on my ROW80 2012 page or in this post, Giddy with Goals.) [...]