weekly writing goal wednesday comes to an end

but don't be sad--i'll be back every friday with links to S.A. Larsen's weekly Check-In Challenge!

and on that note, fantasy friday is now switching to wednesday. (still working on a catchy title...)

so. today is the last wednesday for goal-setting (i made my goal for the week). my new deadline is friday, nine days from today.

ALSO, one last little minor announcement...

i'm going to be gone on vacation for 10 days starting tomorrow! YAY!!!!!


the only things is, i may get so caught up hanging out with my MULTITUDES of cousins that i won't have much time to blog, so i might be kind of absent...

just a heads up.

with this in mind, my goal is to WRITE every day, and to READ as many of my vacation books (books i saved for this trip) as possible! hopefully all of them!!

so, i'll visit as often as i can, and try to stop by all your blogs. meanwhile, don't forget to set YOUR weekly goal, too!

and i'll be announcing a CONTEST very, very soon, so don't forget to stop by!

(this will be me in a couple of days!!!)

weekly wednesday writing goals

ah...what a nice week. i loved my goal of slowing down and enjoying what i was reading and writing more--and i got tons done at the same time!!! (i also signed up for a couple reading challenges: 100 books in 2010 and the YA Reading Challenge--the buttons are over on my sidebar if you're interested!)

this week, my goal will be a little more challenging, but still not word-count oriented. i plan to try to finish the writing project i'm working on and start revisions on it. i actually have a REAL deadline to make, so i'd better work hard on my goal this week!

how about you? what's your goal this wednesday? have you perhaps stopped by S.A. Larsen's Check-In Challenge? are you setting friday goals instead of wednesday goals?

wednesday weekly writing goals

DESPITE some amazingly lucky bits of what some might call "magic", my sister and her boyfriend just totally creamed me at cards. said bits of magic? i pointed at BF and said "you will give me the card i need!", and, right in the middle of my mom's speech about how "that only works in books" (cue my evil laughter), he put down the exact card i wanted. it was sweet.

then, when i was desperately losing, i said, "i am going to draw a wild!" and i did.

but it was not enough to win. :(

fortunately, weekly goals are not luck. you can control them.

and on that note, i made my goal this week!! YAY!!

my goal for the upcoming week:

well, i'm going to take SA Larsen's suggestion and just focus on cultivating a more positive attitude towards writing (no more ah! i have to write 1000 words today to stay on goal! somebody help me...) AND i want to make sure i'm taking time to really enjoy the books i'm reading, not just rush through them. sometimes i feel like i've just gulped down a novel without even tasting it--that's not the way to read!!

after all, if i'm not taking time to enjoy reading and writing and i'm getting burned out, something is not right. i'm happy with what the goals have helped me accomplish--but i don't want to push myself too far. this week will be about re-focusing.

SO! as always, i encourage you to participate! OR, you can join SA Larsen's Check-In Challenge for some alternative writing accountability! (as i mentioned in Tuesday's post, in two weeks i will switch over to the Check-In's schedule.)

either way, keep writing and setting goals and, most important, HAVING FUN!!! because that's what this is all about. at least, when it isn't about pushing yourself ; )

weekly writing goal

this summer was supposed to be for writing. and i must admit that, shamefully, i have done very little of it.

(bad Kari)

BUT! now I HAVE A PLAN *maniacal laughter*

it's called weekly writing goal wednesday! and YOU can do it, too!!!!

what to do: each week set a goal to be completed by next wednesday*

my goal: write 7k words by next wednesday (1000 a day--that's do-able...i hope!)

*note: it doesn't count if you don't tell anyone about your goal!! i'm just sayin'...

don't be afraid of failure! jump in and set goals!!! um, i feel like i should quote someone motivational here, bit i have no idea who!!!! so, uh, GO!!!!

also! i have an announcement: TESSA GRATTON CASTS MAD SPELLS. (and she writes books, too!) Visit her at tessagratton.com.

(this is my cartoon entry for her fantabulous contest. i drew one but (ah!) i do not own a scanner. so i did one in microsoft paint!)