Monday Meeting

Monday, again! Today, I'm prepared for it.

I have a very specific list of writerly to dos for this week, and I will spare you the details. However, the last bullet point on my list is:

Put the first half to bed.

Yup-- I am hoping to finish the first half of revisions this week.
Surprising, I know. I have been mired in revisions for the first chapter for weeeeeks. But I've figured things out (with the help of my critique partner, yay R!) and I'm moving forward.

I have to report that I had a minor heart attack yesterday when I couldn't get any of my Word documents to open up on my computer. I back stuff up, and also send revisions to myself in e-mails, but still--it felt horrible.
Back up. Back up. Back up.

So, friends (writerly and otherwise) do you have goals for the week?

Monday Meeting

Okay, so I got some things done last week, but not really enough to talk about. My excuses include that it was my son's first days in kindergarten, which made my daughter (and I) go through superman withdrawal, and that it was labor day weekend.

So, now that my kids are getting into the rhythm of school, I'll be getting into the rhythm of writing. And jumping back into my revisions.

That is my goal: to finish the first half of revisions of my ms, and start the second half.

(Okay, everyone just ignore that this has been my goal for the last two weeks.) Sometimes life gets in the way of the writing. But my characters are getting a little antsy. They don't like wallowing in cut up scenes and chapters.

Does anyone have any fresh (or not so fresh) goals?

Monday Meeting

Is it really Monday?

Okay, new goals for the week:

1. Re-read what I revised last week.
2. Continue revising. Let's go for chapters two and three.
3. Remember notes--hole in shoe, slipstream.

So, this is where I am in revisions:

I have revised the first chapter, and moved things around a bit. I've added another 'scene', adding depth. I call it my Expand and Contract method of revision. There is a lot that needs to be refined, but a bit that needs to be expanded for character development. It's a lengthy process. Especially since after I expand during revision, I have to go back and revise what I've expanded. Anyone confused?

After this full revision, I will have at least one more short revision left before trying to find an agent.

I'm not doing as well as I'd hoped in carving out time each day to write--or think about writing, but I'm not going to worry about that--as long as I have momentum, I'm fine.

Does anyone have goals for the week?