http://kineticwriter.com Discovering what it means to be a writer Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:35:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was feeling pretty crummy after not meeting my writing goal of week 6, which ended on November 29. I had gone the whole month not only not participating in NaNoWriMo, but only meeting my writing goal for one out of the four possible weeks. However... I am doing extremely well so ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/12/weekly-writing-goal-report-weeks-6-7/ In a July 2001 interview given shortly after the release of his book American Gods, Neil Gaiman was asked about his worst fantasy.  When he was about ten years old, he fantasized about locking all of his favorite authors -- living and dead -- in an enormous castle, where he ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/11/fantasy-writer-can-mean-two-things/ Hmph. 5 weeks in and still struggling. I did have some fun last week creating a newsletter for the local League of Utah Writers, for which I wrote some snippets and edited the whole thing. That will be a monthly project that I hope to enjoy... it allows me some creative ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/11/weekly-writing-goal-report-week-5/ After last week's success, I fell back off the bandwagon. My mom came to visit, so I can use that as an easy excuse... and using excuses for not writing is a HARD habit to break. But I can't get that time back now... the best I can do is ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/11/writing-goal-report-week-4/ Summary: Success! One more time, with feeling: SUCCESS!!! It took me a few weeks, but I did it! And as I've known all along, once I sit myself down and focus enough to start writing, the one hour goal I set for myself is really easy to achieve. I'm going to keep ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/11/writing-goal-report-week-3/ Summary: I did worse than last week. No, I did not meet my writing goals. I wrote on Monday, had a really great story idea that I fleshed out on Tuesday, and that was it. I caught a virus from hell and was feeling tired and crappy most of the week, though ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/11/writing-goal-report-week-2/ Goal: To write at least one hour a day, five days a week. Accomplished during the week of 10/19? Almost. I got off to a great start, and wrote for at least an hour each day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. In fact, I wrote well over 5 hours total during ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/10/writing-goal-report-week-1/ Several months ago I came across a website for local writers in my area -- a statewide League of Utah Writers that is split up into chapters. I finally contacted my local chapter several weeks ago and attended my first monthly meeting on Wednesday. The speaker was Kay Lynn Mangum, Utah ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/10/my-first-league-of-utah-writers-meeting/ I made a very do-able goal in the middle of last week, but got a late start. So I'm calling this current week Week 1, and so far I'm on track to nail it. Last night I went to bed late and woke up early before my husband's alarm even went ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/10/writing-goal-report-week-0/ I haven't been writing in the past few weeks. Not blogging, not editing existing stories for publication prospecting or working on works in progress. I've been reading a fair amount, but I've frankly been lazy about forcing myself to sit down and write. Excuses come more easily than I'd like. I'm ... http://kineticwriter.com/2008/10/inaction-results-in-nothing-so-im-setting-a-goal/