There would be no Ehlarayn for her or any other ...
... until she had restored the throne. She could no longer let her kingdom lie fallow.
It was time to return home.
~ Assassin's Choice
Last week wasn't that much better than the week before, not until the weekend anyway, but some really good things did get done. Things promise to continue to be sporadic on meeting goals for a bit-at least until this house and move thing is over. THIS week, however, should be relatively nice in terms of progress. The man is off this week to work on the house (and damn well better get paid vacation pay for it or his boss is going to have a big problem in his office come next pay day), so he's offered to take the youngest in to school to give me my sleep and both my mornings (which will now not be broken up) and my nights (which I can now stay up and work during). Today hasn't been so hot, but a storm migraine always slows me down.
Anyway, onwards to the goals and progress!
2009 Goal Progress
» Finish/Sub A.C. :: v5 done! Need to do some background stuff for v6 changes, then beta it.
» 375,000 words :: 226,643 (60.44%; 46,812 behind)
» Phoenix to v4/5 :: building draft is almost 73k
» B.C. rough draft :: notes draft coming along
» exercise 5+ days/week :: usually 5 days CR + stretch
» weight loss :: goal: 160; last week: +/-0; total: -21 1/2
» reduce salt intake
» do something to make myself feel good every day :: removing for now, just been too distracted/busy
» splitting utility payments :: have a better chance when we get into the house
» read 1 book a month :: 12 (w/slush & crits)
» less PS2/3
Progress This Past Week
Word Count:
for the week: 8109
for the month: 19,119
last month: 6922
this year: 226,643
last year: 287,709
Goals:
Writing/Personal
» finish A.C. 37.4
» A.C. 37.5
» 500/day; 3k/week
» 250/day; 1500/week in world building
» 1 DII crit
» B.C. plot building
» journals: whysper, journeys, booklog
» daily reading: The Dark Ferryman
» feel good thing x7
» exercise: 4 days Core Rhythms + stretch
» lose 2 pounds
» taking youngest to/from school
» pick up meds
» fin "last" of loan paperwork
» sign grant contract (for house dp) if it comes in
Reading List This Year:
» Penny Wishes
» The Queen's Bastard
» The Tree Shepherd's Daughter
» T:VHT (slush acceptance)
» With The Light vol.3
» Small Favor
» Book 1 in the Cygnet Omnibus (The Sorceress and the Cygnet)
» Book 2 in the Cygnet Omnibus (The Cygnet and the Firebird)
» Book 1 in the The Riddle-Master Omnibus (The Riddle-Master of Hed)
» Book 2 in the The Riddle-Master of Hed Omnibus (Heir of Sea and Fire)
» Book 3 in the The Riddle-Master of Hed Omnibus (Harpist in the Wind)
» The Dark Ferryman
So, not a fantastic week, especially considering things were cut back because of everything going on with the routine and all, but not a horrible week. Things got done. Most importantly, my v5 revision of Assassin's is done. It would be nice if my betas decided it didn't need any revisions, just a bit of polish, when I get there, but I'm thinking I've got 2 rounds left before we can declare it done and ready for me to send out.
The big focus this week will be getting some of the background material cleared up for the v6 revision, which I hope to start as soon as we're moved (so beginning of October). Most of this is little bits and will require almost no effort on my part (example: changed the name of a particular race of people; fixing that will only need a find/replace in the current manuscript), but some of it is a bit more involved (one character's background is being changed, which will give me a better bead on his personality and speech patterns, both of which I felt were issues even in v5).
And for Dimas fans, no, he's not the one going through changes, so no throwing rotten fruit at me.
Goals This Week
Writing/Personal
» A.C. changes & checks
» 500/day; 3k/week
» 250/day; 1500/week in world building
» 1 short (start, finish, or revise)
» 1 DII crit
» B.C. plot building
» journals: whysper, journeys, booklog
» daily reading: Harrowing the Dragon
» exercise: 5 days Core Rhythms + stretch
» lose 2 pounds
Extras This Week
» packing/cleaning
» Dragon Con prep!
Not a lot going on this week. Kinda hope it stays that way. :P
As for today, I want to do some work on Charms, but will mostly be working on the background stuff for A.C., most of which will probably end up int he world building pile.
Here's hoping the week ends up as good as it looks like it can be!
~~~
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whysper reclaiming myself...again :: journeys Almost There :: booklog Small Favor
It was time to return home.
~ Assassin's Choice
Last week wasn't that much better than the week before, not until the weekend anyway, but some really good things did get done. Things promise to continue to be sporadic on meeting goals for a bit-at least until this house and move thing is over. THIS week, however, should be relatively nice in terms of progress. The man is off this week to work on the house (and damn well better get paid vacation pay for it or his boss is going to have a big problem in his office come next pay day), so he's offered to take the youngest in to school to give me my sleep and both my mornings (which will now not be broken up) and my nights (which I can now stay up and work during). Today hasn't been so hot, but a storm migraine always slows me down.
Anyway, onwards to the goals and progress!
2009 Goal Progress
» Finish/Sub A.C. :: v5 done! Need to do some background stuff for v6 changes, then beta it.
» 375,000 words :: 226,643 (60.44%; 46,812 behind)
» Phoenix to v4/5 :: building draft is almost 73k
» B.C. rough draft :: notes draft coming along
» exercise 5+ days/week :: usually 5 days CR + stretch
» weight loss :: goal: 160; last week: +/-0; total: -21 1/2
» reduce salt intake
» do something to make myself feel good every day :: removing for now, just been too distracted/busy
» splitting utility payments :: have a better chance when we get into the house
» read 1 book a month :: 12 (w/slush & crits)
» less PS2/3
Progress This Past Week
Word Count:
for the week: 8109
for the month: 19,119
last month: 6922
this year: 226,643
last year: 287,709
Goals:
Writing/Personal
» finish A.C. 37.4
» A.C. 37.5
» 500/day; 3k/week
» 250/day; 1500/week in world building
» 1 DII crit
» B.C. plot building
» journals: whysper, journeys, booklog
» daily reading: The Dark Ferryman
» feel good thing x7
» exercise: 4 days Core Rhythms + stretch
» lose 2 pounds
» taking youngest to/from school
» pick up meds
» fin "last" of loan paperwork
» sign grant contract (for house dp) if it comes in
Reading List This Year:
» Penny Wishes
» The Queen's Bastard
» The Tree Shepherd's Daughter
» T:VHT (slush acceptance)
» With The Light vol.3
» Small Favor
» Book 1 in the Cygnet Omnibus (The Sorceress and the Cygnet)
» Book 2 in the Cygnet Omnibus (The Cygnet and the Firebird)
» Book 1 in the The Riddle-Master Omnibus (The Riddle-Master of Hed)
» Book 2 in the The Riddle-Master of Hed Omnibus (Heir of Sea and Fire)
» Book 3 in the The Riddle-Master of Hed Omnibus (Harpist in the Wind)
» The Dark Ferryman
So, not a fantastic week, especially considering things were cut back because of everything going on with the routine and all, but not a horrible week. Things got done. Most importantly, my v5 revision of Assassin's is done. It would be nice if my betas decided it didn't need any revisions, just a bit of polish, when I get there, but I'm thinking I've got 2 rounds left before we can declare it done and ready for me to send out.
The big focus this week will be getting some of the background material cleared up for the v6 revision, which I hope to start as soon as we're moved (so beginning of October). Most of this is little bits and will require almost no effort on my part (example: changed the name of a particular race of people; fixing that will only need a find/replace in the current manuscript), but some of it is a bit more involved (one character's background is being changed, which will give me a better bead on his personality and speech patterns, both of which I felt were issues even in v5).
And for Dimas fans, no, he's not the one going through changes, so no throwing rotten fruit at me.
Goals This Week
Writing/Personal
» A.C. changes & checks
» 500/day; 3k/week
» 250/day; 1500/week in world building
» 1 short (start, finish, or revise)
» 1 DII crit
» B.C. plot building
» journals: whysper, journeys, booklog
» daily reading: Harrowing the Dragon
» exercise: 5 days Core Rhythms + stretch
» lose 2 pounds
Extras This Week
» packing/cleaning
» Dragon Con prep!
Not a lot going on this week. Kinda hope it stays that way. :P
As for today, I want to do some work on Charms, but will mostly be working on the background stuff for A.C., most of which will probably end up int he world building pile.
Here's hoping the week ends up as good as it looks like it can be!
~~~
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whysper reclaiming myself...again :: journeys Almost There :: booklog Small Favor