A week of goals!
The next month I'm going to be very busy, when I say busy, I do mean insanely so. I won't even get my weekends to relax.
So because of this, I'm probably going to struggle to get writing done, which really is a priority for me right now. I'm trying to maintain a steady flow of writing at least a little every day in the mornings when I'm most inspired/motivated to do so.
I have to work for two days this week, I'm also supposed to be doing some training on Friday and I'll be working on Saturday and Sunday too. I'll be less likely to want to write, I know that for a fact. When my mind gets into other things, I forget about writing and my chance to write is so often lost. I hope to combat this, by setting myself some goals.
Monday - I plan to complete up to part ten of my twenty part mentalist_bb (I've done three sections so far), complete my skins_bigbang artwork and potentially begin writing the next part of my Skins fic, Blind Sighted. I would also like to have watched the latest episode of Doctor Who before it gets too late in the day and so has the potential to scare me right through til bedtime.
Tuesday - I'll be working for approximately five hours, so I will begin writing section eleven of my mentalist_bb fic on the journey to work. I write on my phone and it serves me well. In the evening, I will hopefully finish off that section and make it better.
Wednesday - I won't be working, which means I'll be spending the majority of the day at home. I do have Beaver Scouts in the evening, so I'll have to go there about five pm. I think I'll attempt to get parts twelve, thirteen and fourteen written in the day. Probably edited and perfected too. The evening I can relax after Beavers, which usually leaves me wanting to do not very much after it's over.
Thursday - I'll be at work again for another five hours, though that doesn't include travel time. I'll write part fifteen on the bus and walk, then will basically do the same as Tuesday and make it all pretty and perfect when I get home.
Friday - I hope to get some writing done in the morning, but I'm supposed to be going to some training ahead of my weekend working. That'll be from lunchtime, so I hope to get started on at least part sixteen of my story. I can edit it later that evening though, which will be good. But it's off to sleep early ready for Saturday...
Saturday - I'll be working a stupid amount of hours for a Saturday. I need to be in Preston for 8.45am. It's not impossible, but it's a pain in the arse. I have to catch a bus, then catch a train, then catch another bus on the other side. It's going to be a lot of travelling. The only upside to that is that I can attempt to get part seventeen written. Then again, I may not feel like doing so. We'll see.
Sunday - This is going to be the hardest day of the week. It's actually impossible for me to get to Preston for 8.45am, without me catching a train at 4.35am and travelling for THREE hours to make what is normally a thirty minute train journey. I'll probably be getting a lift off one of the parents. It's the best I can do. I doubt any writing will get done, partly because I'll be sat in a vehicle with the parents.
Then it's back to the goals board for another week...
To summarise, this week I plan to complete up to part seventeen of my Big Bang fic. Well, when I say complete, I mostly mean in some first draft format. I expect to edit it again and again and maybe even again. I can't be sure, but the word count I should expect to have by Sunday, is approximately 10,000 words.
So because of this, I'm probably going to struggle to get writing done, which really is a priority for me right now. I'm trying to maintain a steady flow of writing at least a little every day in the mornings when I'm most inspired/motivated to do so.
I have to work for two days this week, I'm also supposed to be doing some training on Friday and I'll be working on Saturday and Sunday too. I'll be less likely to want to write, I know that for a fact. When my mind gets into other things, I forget about writing and my chance to write is so often lost. I hope to combat this, by setting myself some goals.
Monday - I plan to complete up to part ten of my twenty part mentalist_bb (I've done three sections so far), complete my skins_bigbang artwork and potentially begin writing the next part of my Skins fic, Blind Sighted. I would also like to have watched the latest episode of Doctor Who before it gets too late in the day and so has the potential to scare me right through til bedtime.
Tuesday - I'll be working for approximately five hours, so I will begin writing section eleven of my mentalist_bb fic on the journey to work. I write on my phone and it serves me well. In the evening, I will hopefully finish off that section and make it better.
Wednesday - I won't be working, which means I'll be spending the majority of the day at home. I do have Beaver Scouts in the evening, so I'll have to go there about five pm. I think I'll attempt to get parts twelve, thirteen and fourteen written in the day. Probably edited and perfected too. The evening I can relax after Beavers, which usually leaves me wanting to do not very much after it's over.
Thursday - I'll be at work again for another five hours, though that doesn't include travel time. I'll write part fifteen on the bus and walk, then will basically do the same as Tuesday and make it all pretty and perfect when I get home.
Friday - I hope to get some writing done in the morning, but I'm supposed to be going to some training ahead of my weekend working. That'll be from lunchtime, so I hope to get started on at least part sixteen of my story. I can edit it later that evening though, which will be good. But it's off to sleep early ready for Saturday...
Saturday - I'll be working a stupid amount of hours for a Saturday. I need to be in Preston for 8.45am. It's not impossible, but it's a pain in the arse. I have to catch a bus, then catch a train, then catch another bus on the other side. It's going to be a lot of travelling. The only upside to that is that I can attempt to get part seventeen written. Then again, I may not feel like doing so. We'll see.
Sunday - This is going to be the hardest day of the week. It's actually impossible for me to get to Preston for 8.45am, without me catching a train at 4.35am and travelling for THREE hours to make what is normally a thirty minute train journey. I'll probably be getting a lift off one of the parents. It's the best I can do. I doubt any writing will get done, partly because I'll be sat in a vehicle with the parents.
Then it's back to the goals board for another week...
To summarise, this week I plan to complete up to part seventeen of my Big Bang fic. Well, when I say complete, I mostly mean in some first draft format. I expect to edit it again and again and maybe even again. I can't be sure, but the word count I should expect to have by Sunday, is approximately 10,000 words.