Juliana Haygert

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#ROW80 Round 03 of 2012 – Goals

Hello friends!

Tomorrow starts another round of ROW80!

Don’t know what ROW80 is? What a shame! No worries, I’ll gladly tell you about it. ROW80 is a challenge for people who knows life happens and sometimes screw your writing time … it’s also for people who can’t compromise to insane challenges like NaNoWriMo and JuNoWriMo because they simply don’t have enough time to write. Check the website for more info. But I encourage anyone, any writer to join. I’ve met some great writers through ROW80 and I’m happy to call them my friends ;)

Now, on to my goals for this round …

Before, I used to set up goals that extended for the 80 days of this challenge. This time,  I’ll do things different. I’ll set up weekly goals and state them on the previous check-ins.

For example, right now I’m going to state the goals for this first week. Sunday, during the check-in, I’ll account for what I achieved or not from those goals, and state the ones for the coming week.

I think this way will be easier to keep up with now that I’ll be working with my lovely editor and she might send edits over at any point and expect them soon. That means I’ll drop whatever I’ll be doing—writing, revising another book, critiquing CPs’ manuscripts—to do what the editor asks of me, return it to her, then proceed with what I had planned.

So, for this week: (note that this week my cousin is in town and staying with us, and that means not much will be done!)

  1. Write: Not sure how much I’ll be able to accomplish with my cousin here and with a holiday, but I’ll try to write every weekday!
  2. FastDraft starts Friday (7th) but I’m sure I’ll only be able to join the ranks on July 10th, after my cousin is gone.
  3. Read: Finish the book I’m reading and start another.
  4. Social media: blog at least once (besides check-in), and hop on Twitter a couple of times each day.
  5. Exercise: twice at least (Tuesday and Thursday)

That’s it for now. Don’t forget to check the other ROWers!

Cheers,

Comments

  2. Weekly goals sound good to me. A little bit of writing, a little bit of reading and a little bit of exercising… your goals seem doable and I hope you meet them! Happy writing!

  3. I also like the flexibility of ROW80 that allows you to set goals in a way that works for you. As long as they are specific and measurable, goals can be set for the round, for the month, for the week, or whatever. I know people who do the weekly thing, and it works great for them.

    Welcome to Round 3! Let’s kick it into gear. Best wishes for your ROW80 this week!

  5. We’re on the same page thie round, Juliana. Short and sweet! While I will write every day (just about…I make no promises when I’m on the beach…lol) I want to enjoy the time my boys have off school. We’ve got some fun things planned!

    See you at check ins!

  7. Loving the idea of weekly goals! They look great and I look forward to being here with you (and hopefully not disappearing as I often do!). Good luck my dear, can me, Lauren and Lena tempt you into CampNaNo??!!

  8. Hi Juliana! Good to see you back for Round 3!

    Good luck with Fast Draft. It’s been a thrilling and wonderful learning experience for me, so I highly recommend it.

    See you for the check ins (and on Twitter, of course!)

  9. I’m very much looking forward to reading about your road to release day!! And I think your approach to this round of 80-days is brilliant. Have a blast with your cousin :)

  10. If my goals STILL don’t work this time, I’ll go to weekly goal setting. I think it would fit me well… and I wouldn’t run the risk of just letting go of ROW80 (except for TeamSprinty) completely…..

    Great goals… love the example!)

  12. Enjoy your cousin…the writing will be there when you’ve settled back down. That’s the beauty of ROW80. When life gets in the way, we take care of what’s important and then get back on track. Good luck this round!

  13. Cool, you are the second fellow FastDrafter I’ve found in ROW (yes, I’m in the upcoming class as well). Will be an exciting time even if you don’t get to leap right in on day one. I like the idea of doing flexible weekly goals and I am doing the same with a couple of mine – mainly the big goals that need to be pared down to bite size bits to be handled.

    Have a great week (and visit), Juliana :)

  14. I’m all for weekly goals! I think they are much better for not knocking yourself over the head about all the things you *didn’t* accomplish.

    Good luck this round and have a great week! :)

  15. So many ROWers have weekly goals this round! I think it’s a great idea. I have some constants and some that will change all the time. I hope FastDraft goes wonderfully when you do have a chance to start, and have fun with your cousin ;) I hope you’re out exploring Connecticut!