15K in 30 days: Challenge Details

What I'm reading: Lay That Trumpet in our Hands by Susan Carol McCarthy.

What I'm working on: A scene in the middle of Slayer.

New words today: 350

Challenge – the basics

Several people were interested in my challenge, so here it is.

15k in 30 days.

The official start date is Thursday, January 31st. (Yes, I know it’s an unusual day to pick.)
If we all write 500 words a day for 30 days, we’ll have 15k by February 1st. (I am, however, aiming for at least 500 words a day between now and then, too.)

Let me know if you’re in and I’ll add your name to a list in the side bar. I’ll ask every Sunday for a progress report thus far so that you’re held accountable.

If you get behind one day, write more the next. If you get ahead, try to get more than 15k.

For those of you in CFRWA, as I understand it, we’ll be doing a 100 words a day for 100 days. I’m doing this IN ADDITION to my 15k in 30 days goal.

I’m glad you’re all in. I’ll be cheering for you here!

Macy

Challenge, cont.

What I'm reading: Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer; Lay That Trumpet in our Hands by Susan Carol McCarthy; and Seduced by the Wealthy Playboy by Sara Orwig.

What I'm working on: I'm trying to get up to the actual fight scene between my heroine and the demon (villian) that once imprisoned her.

New words today: 1065

I've got a couple of interested challengers. The more I think about it, the more I like the 15k in 30 days. That boils down to 500 words (roughly 2 pages a day). Of course, I also like 5k per week. Hmm.....

I'm waiting to see if anyone is up for the challenge with me. (See previous post.)

I do have another challenge from my brainstorm/crit partner that lives in the big apple: Exchange completed manuscripts by March 15th. Eegads.

We're not talking perfect books here, but we are talking polished rough drafts. That means I'm still bound to my goal of completing the manuscript by Feb. 28th. I HOPE to have a first round of edits by March 15th so that while not perfect, my friend is getting 'not crap'. The front end is edited to a point, so hopefully.......

Ramble, ramble......

Random Things

What I'm reading: Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer; Lay That Trumpet in our Hands by Susan Carol McCarthy; and Seduced by the Wealthy Playboy by Sara Orwig.

What I'm working on: The scene where my heroine confronts my villian after she thinks she's lost the hero. It's taking awhile. That much emotion can be challenging to write.

New words today: 436

Maybe Mondays should be "Random Things Day" here at Random Ravings. At least it will be this Monday.

Random thing #1: I can not do just one thing at a time. I've tried. I need multiple attention getters. Hence, the three books I'm reading at once. I seldom ever read just one book at a time.

Random thing #2: I wrote tonight, which is more than I can say for any night last week. Last week I despaired that my novel sucked and really considered just reading romance instead of writing it. Tonight, however, I am well on my way to my weekly goal of 5K. I'm going to finish Slayer -- even if it sucks. Then while it ferments, I'm going to write some of those short stories in my head, then I'm going to re-read all of Slayer's fermented suckiness and start editing that bad boy. The story is great and unlike anything out there. I just doubt the writer's ability.

Random thing #3: I NEED deadlines. NANO worked great for me. I'm considering throwing out a challenge -- nothing as overwhelming as NANO, but I need an externally imposed goal. If I throw out a challenge and my writer friends accept, then I'll be bound by my highly competitive spirit and deadline oriented personality to get my butt in the chair and meet my challenge goals.

Hmmm... I'm liking random thing #3. Who's up for a challenge? What do you think is realistic. Anyone up for 15K in 15 days? Or 15K in 30 days? Or even weekly challenges of 5K a week?

What seems reasonable? Anyone interested?