Goals
I only have time for a quick post. I have a new group of new hires starting today and I’ll be kept pretty busy.
My goals for this week are to try and get as much done as I possibly can on Perfect Match. I’m expecting my first round of revisions from my editor either late this week or early next so I want to make sure I don’t lose the momentum I’ve gained. I also have a burning itch to start plotting out a new story. I have an idea but I’m not sure if it’s going to work. I don’t dare think too much about it for fear I’ll like it more than my current WIP and switch. No! Evil thoughts!!
So here they are, my goals for the week:
- Write 5000 words on Perfect Match
- Revisions for Bonds (if they come in)
- Fight the urge to plot new story
February 26th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
Doooooooon’t fiiiiiiiiiiiiiight iiiiiiiiiitttt!
It’ll only keep you up at night!!
Set a timer for 10 minutes (or whatever) - jot down as much as you can then put it aside when the buzzer goes.
Gosh, I wish I could follow my own advice.
February 26th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
The problem is I’m a bit OCD. When I get a new story in my head I MUST work on it until it’s done. I’m convinced this is why I can write as quickly as I do. My brain won’t shut off. I have some notes jotted down so I won’t forget, but it needs a lot more.
February 26th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
I totally have that “grass is always greener” problem. For some reason, I feel like I have the best ideas for other stories right when I’m pushing up against a deadline for something else. And as soon as my deadline goes away, so does all that inspiration.
Sigh.
Maybe I need to concoct fake deadlines for myself
February 26th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
“My brain won’t shut off.”
Heh. I’m not alone in the world. Sometimes it’s felt like i’m the only person i know with that problem.
It (brain) NEVER shuts the hell up! Which is good most times but oh so bad when i’m trying to grab a few hours of sleep.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
I love all my stories, but the grass greener syndrome is a bad one for me. Probably because the stories hit me hard and fast and I’m scared I’m going to lose the idea if I don’t write it right away. But that means I’m in danger of never finishing a story.
Rhian, my brain works 24/7. I drive my husband nuts because I usually talk in my sleep. And mostly about my day job, not my writing so it’s not even sexy stuff.
…mumble mumble…GPRS is a world wide network…mumble mumble…BlackBerry handhelds rock…mumble…
I’m a sad person.
February 26th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
I like Wylie’s idea that’s brilliant! I am the same way Christine, I think of a new story and I have to work on it right away. It’s crazy, that’s why I have three WIPS on the go. I don’t know if fighting it will be successful as it’s never that way with me.