Not much progress

Well, I’ve logged about a thousand words for Nanowrimo. I don’t know if I really thought this out. I figured if I had a good idea to work on, I could just write no matter what. The problem for me has been my day job. It’s very stressful for me and by the time I get home, I’m so drained that I don’t even want to look at a computer. I’m wondering if I should quit and its the second week already! I should be much farther along than I am. I really can’t complain though – I’ve attempted something new that I hadn’t thought I’d even make progress with.

Still have articles that need to get done so I need to get cracking. Later.

1000 Words and counting

So – Nanowrimo has me at over 1000 words now. Not anywhere near the 8,333 words that I need to be up to date by tomorrow, November 5. But, progress is happening. I posted this morning at my parenting site and at The Freshman Writer, so I’ve been a busy writer. And even though the day job has been very stressful and home responsibilities, too. I’m just glad that the Muse slapped me in the face to keep me writing today. Later!

Trickling By

Well, Nano is off to a slow start so far. I’ve only logged in about 350 words and that’s from the bit I wrote a week or two ago. Yes, a bit before Nano, but still written. I added a sentence or two yesterday.

My day job was extra challenging yesterday and I didn’t get home until 7:30. After that it was dinner, putting kiddo to bed and then some tv time for me. I know tv is a time-sucker for me, but I needed a distraction after the day I had.

I’m hoping that the rest of the week will be somewhat calmer at work, though there is no guarantee since my job is rather unpredictable. But, I hope that I can get some writing done during my lunches this week and catch up to the 6 day word count. About 5000 words. We’ll see.

Other than that, I haven’t done much writing. I really need to get cracking on articles for my parenting site as well as the new site I’m writing for. Also need to check in at Moms Like Me so I’ll hit that before going to work. Later!

Gearing Up

Okay, so I’m only a few days from beginning Nanowrimo and I’m petrified. Butterflies the size of cats are crashing into each other in my stomach. Okay maybe it’s not that bad, but I’m definitely getting antsy now. I only have a few more days until the writing challenge begins.

While I can’t get to in-person events and meet-ups, I can get on the forums to touch base with other Nanowrimo-ers. Hopefully that will keep me motivated (along with my wordcount) to keep writing my book.

My chapter outline is done as well as the research for my book. Its based on bible verses on the life of the Virgin Mary and is for mothers. I can’t wait to see what the finished product will look like. I know there will be a lot of editing to do, but my goal is to hit 50K within the month.

I wrote about Nanowrimo at The Freshman Writer and also posted an article at my parenting site. I still haven’t written a post for my new writing gig, so I’ll need to get cracking on ideas for that site. My goal is to post over there once a week so what I can do is draft ideas this week and then get started next week with my first post.

That’s all the biz from me right now. Keep checking here to see my progress with Nanowrimo.

October Round up

I know that this month isn’t quite over yet, but I have some news to share. First off, I’m still writing. Not as much as I’d like, but still writing.

I’ve been journaling quite a bit lately though articles and poems are still coming along. This month, I’ve posted at The Freshman Writer and on the parenting site a couple of times so far with plans for more articles and blogposts. I’ve also been looking for steady writing jobs and applied for one yesterday. A response came back quickly and I’m looking over the contract tonight. I have a steady writing job already with Momslikeme, but I want to stretch myself (and my writing) a bit to keep the juices flowing.

And the biggest news of all is that I’ve decided to sign up for Nanowrimo. If you’ve never heard of it, it is otherwise known as National Novel Writing Month. From November 1 – 30, writers are challenged to write a total of 50,000 words or 175 pages of a fiction or non-fiction manuscript. I already have my book idea in place, did my research and have my chapters outlined. So I’ll be ready to go with Nanowrimo when November 1st comes around. I want to complete this book and possibly challenge myself to complete more manuscripts this way. I will keep my word count posted here as the month goes on.

Other than that, still plugging away with the writing.

Checking In

October 1st and I don’t know where my writing is going. I wonder what direction I should take and how I can get myself to be more productive with my writing. I’m just not motivated to write. Especially in the evenings. Guess I need to get back to the writing schedule I was on before. Getting up early to write in the mornings before starting my day. That worked for me for a few months. I know I need to. So my writing goals for this month is to write something everyday and report what I’ve been up to.

For the month of September:

1) I posted a few times here and on The Freshman Writer.

2) I posted on AbsoluteWrite.

3) Scored two reviews – one for a kid’s play and another for a mom’s play.

So far for this month I have today’s post as an accomplishments. Let’s see if I can beat my record for September’s list of accomplishments.

Just checked all of my posts and realized that I blew past my anniversary here. One whole year as a blogger! Can’t believe that I’ve come so far in blogging here.

I’ve noticed a few things during this year of blogging. One thing is that I write tighter in short bursts.  I can write blogposts of 250 – 400 words and have been able to choose the right combination of words. I’ve also noticed that when I’m focused on my peak writing period, I write more. I’ve also noticed that I cannot schedule writing for myself. It just doesn’t work for me. I think I’ll go back and review all of my posts, just to see how far I’ve come.

I’m getting back to basics

Or at least trying to. I’ve been awol from writing for a couple of months. I’ve been waiting on inspiration and so I wrote about getting back to what it is about writing that writers like. I came up with great questions. I know why I like to write. It gets out all this stuff floating around in my head. And I like helping others as well. Still evaluating and processing. No goals for now other than to get back to basics so I can get back to writing.

Vacation from Writing

Well, a break from writing has been helping. I’ve never taken an extended vacation from writing, but I really needed it. The day job has definitely been consuming my attention lately and when I get home, I crash. Writing seems to be the last thing on my mind along with sitting at my home computer after staring at one all day at work.

I hope that this break will give me enough time to relax and recharge my batteries.

July Writing Goals

Well, this month’s halfway done and I haven’t writing my goals yet. At this point, I don’t know what my goals for the month are.

My day job has been really hectic since I’ve received four new clients to work with. As a therapist in foster care,  jumping from five to nine clients is alot. So, writing has definitely been put to the backburner so that I could rest.

In addition, I take my son to camp every morning and it takes us about half an hour to 40 minutes by public transportation and then I have to go to work and that takes another 40 minutes or so. Traveling for that and traveling for work is taking a toll on me and my writing.

I did put in some brainstorming time this week and hopefully made my life a bit easier by planning ahead in terms of writing.

So my writing goals are brief for this month. I just want to make sure that I keep on writing regularly while getting enough rest and getting the day job work done.

June Round-up

Well, this month has brought me more challenges to getting my writing done than ever, mostly due to trainings for the day job. But, here’s a look at my progress this month:

1. Post twice a week each at FW, Examiner and my portfolio. Examiner found me with 9 posts for the month as well as my highest number of hits ever! My poll about favorite Michael Jackson songs really put me over the top! The Freshman Writer only found me with 6 posts for the month and I had 6 posts including this one.
2. Post at least three times daily at Momslikeme.com. I think I did well with this. Some days I didn’t post and others I posted more than 6 or 7 times. Seems evened out. Lol
3. Finally finish this stupid third assignment. Still have such a block with this course. And don’t see how I’ll continue with it at this rate.
4. Maintain contact with my writer buds. Always!
5. Apply for more writing jobs. Nope. I’ve been way too busy this month to look for jobs, much less apply. But, I’m hoping July will bring me more writing opportunities.