Comments on: Christine’s Mid Winter Kick In The Pants! http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants Blog of Author Christine d'Abo Sat, 19 May 2012 00:06:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jackie C. http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20128 Jackie C. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:57:54 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20128 Oh whee do I need this. I haven't written a lick of anything since October. I was the recipent of a scathing, cut to the bone rejection and I haven't even wanted to look at anything involved with exposing "obviously" untalented self again. However, there is the kernal of a civil war romance doing laps in my brain and I do want to get it going. Goal-half of 85K Civil War era romance story completed. Daily goal- a minumum of 1000 words. Complications- the goofy 5th Chapter where the story comes to a screeching halt. Challenges-is there more of this story to be found? It may be a worthy short story rather than a novel. Is the Civil War Era interesting enough to support a good delish romance novel? Do I have the talent to bring it in? Now is the time to find out. Oh whee do I need this. I haven’t written a lick of anything since October. I was the recipent of a scathing, cut to the bone rejection and I haven’t even wanted to look at anything involved with exposing “obviously” untalented self again.
However, there is the kernal of a civil war romance doing laps in my brain and I do want to get it going.
Goal-half of 85K Civil War era romance story completed.
Daily goal- a minumum of 1000 words.
Complications- the goofy 5th Chapter where the story comes to a screeching halt.
Challenges-is there more of this story to be found? It may be a worthy short story rather than a novel. Is the Civil War Era interesting enough to support a good delish romance novel? Do I have the talent to bring it in?
Now is the time to find out.

]]> By: Red http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20122 Red Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:05:01 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20122 Christine this is such a fantastic idea!!! The kick in the pants we need indeed. But shucks, I've kind of been enjoying my vacation. I do not want to leave it just yet. LOL! But. . . I want to be united with my friends. So. Big Goal: TRY to write a longer novel This week's goal: write 4000 words Complications : my daughter is sick, there's work to do around the house, dentist's appointment this week plus all of the usual unforseeables, LOL. :) Woot, everyone good luck, this is great, C! Christine this is such a fantastic idea!!! The kick in the pants we need indeed. But shucks, I’ve kind of been enjoying my vacation. I do not want to leave it just yet. LOL! But. . . I want to be united with my friends. So.

Big Goal: TRY to write a longer novel

This week’s goal: write 4000 words

Complications : my daughter is sick, there’s work to do around the house, dentist’s appointment this week plus all of the usual unforseeables, LOL. :)

Woot, everyone good luck, this is great, C!

]]> By: Kelly Boyce http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20121 Kelly Boyce Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:49:35 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20121 I am SO in need of a kick in the pants! Big Goal: Finish Brimstone & Send off to Berkley by end of Feb. This Week's Goal: Revise 50 pgs of Brimstone this week. Roadblock: Staying focused and getting my head back in the story. I am SO in need of a kick in the pants!

Big Goal: Finish Brimstone & Send off to Berkley by end of Feb.
This Week’s Goal: Revise 50 pgs of Brimstone this week.
Roadblock: Staying focused and getting my head back in the story.

]]> By: Marley Delarose http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20120 Marley Delarose Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:37:50 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20120 This is great and very timely. Big Goal: Finish my first MS today then commit to finish MOL for Mar 1 conference appts, including synopsis and pitch. This week's goal: 10-12,000k, 2,000 a day Challenges: Need two days for work and neglected house cleaning, will lose ground reworking new plot lines since I left MOL, fear - I'm in the middle This is great and very timely.

Big Goal: Finish my first MS today then commit to finish MOL for Mar 1 conference appts, including synopsis and pitch.

This week’s goal: 10-12,000k, 2,000 a day

Challenges: Need two days for work and neglected house cleaning, will lose ground reworking new plot lines since I left MOL, fear – I’m in the middle

]]> By: christine http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20119 christine Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:19:12 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20119 This is awesome everyone!! I'm thrilled to see so many people ready to join me for a writing boost! My challenge is going to be finding time to write. I'm not going to get up at 5:30 am this month to meet my goal. I need that rest. That said, I'm actually going to try and take my lunch hours to do some writing and also get some done right after supper. If I can manage 1000 a day, I'll be thrilled. Those of you with children, my heart goes out to you. I remember how hard it was to write with my babies. Shelley, HUGS on that rejection, hon. This is awesome everyone!! I’m thrilled to see so many people ready to join me for a writing boost!

My challenge is going to be finding time to write. I’m not going to get up at 5:30 am this month to meet my goal. I need that rest. That said, I’m actually going to try and take my lunch hours to do some writing and also get some done right after supper. If I can manage 1000 a day, I’ll be thrilled.

Those of you with children, my heart goes out to you. I remember how hard it was to write with my babies.

Shelley, HUGS on that rejection, hon.

]]> By: Wylie http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20118 Wylie Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:15:44 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20118 Vicky said "A lot of screaming happening in this house! And it’s NOT the good kind!" ACK!! I spewed my coffee!!! LOL Vicky said “A lot of screaming happening in this house! And it’s NOT the good kind!”

ACK!! I spewed my coffee!!! LOL

]]> By: Shelley Munro http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20114 Shelley Munro Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:52:33 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20114 This is a great idea, Christine. Big Goal: finish my current Middlemarch story plus synopsis. This week's goal: Write 11,000 words - 2000 per day plus a bit extra. Challenges: fighting muse and getting past the rejection I received this week. Ugh!! Keeping away from Internet and possible procrastination. This is a great idea, Christine.

Big Goal: finish my current Middlemarch story plus synopsis.

This week’s goal: Write 11,000 words – 2000 per day plus a bit extra.

Challenges: fighting muse and getting past the rejection I received this week. Ugh!! Keeping away from Internet and possible procrastination.

]]> By: Karen Erickson http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20103 Karen Erickson Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:29:30 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20103 Okay Christine I am so thankful you're doing this! It's just the kick in the pants I need for the January sludge (like that, describes what I've been feeling perfectly!). Big goal: Be more than halfway finished with a category length novel. This week's goal: Finish rewriting chapter's 2 & 3 so I can send off partial. Challenges: Like Amy, two children under 5 and both of them sick (daughter has ear infection so sigh...she's a mess, poor thing). Good luck everyone! :) Okay Christine I am so thankful you’re doing this! It’s just the kick in the pants I need for the January sludge (like that, describes what I’ve been feeling perfectly!).

Big goal: Be more than halfway finished with a category length novel.

This week’s goal: Finish rewriting chapter’s 2 & 3 so I can send off partial.

Challenges: Like Amy, two children under 5 and both of them sick (daughter has ear infection so sigh…she’s a mess, poor thing).

Good luck everyone! :)

]]> By: julia http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20101 julia Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:31 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20101 Christine - this is inspired. BIG GOAL: Finish (at long last) my vampire WIP. THIS WEEK'S GOAL: Do the exercises I found at The Accidental Writer to help me with my scene revisions, which feels like the Death By A Thousand Cuts. CHALLENGES: Recovering from a rather vicious 2-week migraine. Christine – this is inspired.

BIG GOAL: Finish (at long last) my vampire WIP.

THIS WEEK’S GOAL: Do the exercises I found at The Accidental Writer to help me with my scene revisions, which feels like the Death By A Thousand Cuts.

CHALLENGES: Recovering from a rather vicious 2-week migraine.

]]> By: Victoria Krain http://christinedabo.com/blog/2008/01/20/christines-mid-winter-kick-in-the-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-20099 Victoria Krain Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:48:01 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=479#comment-20099 You guys make me laugh! And it's not the same laugh I had all weekend - that one sounds like I should be locked in an institution! :) Wylie - trust me, I didn't forget about her! LOL!!! She would scream if she thought that for a second. Amy - unfortunately she can't even sit up by herself yet... and she hates lying down... so yet again she would scream! A lot of screaming happening in this house! And it's NOT the good kind! LOL!!! I'm sorry I actually wrote that! ;) You guys are great!!! You guys make me laugh! And it’s not the same laugh I had all weekend – that one sounds like I should be locked in an institution! :) Wylie – trust me, I didn’t forget about her! LOL!!! She would scream if she thought that for a second.

Amy – unfortunately she can’t even sit up by herself yet… and she hates lying down… so yet again she would scream!

A lot of screaming happening in this house! And it’s NOT the good kind! LOL!!! I’m sorry I actually wrote that! ;)

You guys are great!!!

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