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Ready. Set. WRITE! Week 8

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Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer accountability series that is hosted by  Jaime Morrow ,  Katy Upperman ,  Alison Miler ,  Erin Funk , and  Elodie Nowodazkij . We set goals for the summer and check in weekly. I started the week off with bang, clearing out the small goals so I could focus on the bigger one. Then, I dragged my feet. A lot. How I Did Last Week  Continue SCENES FROM LAST NIGHT revisions. DONE, but still in progress. Send out 3 queries. DONE  Beta a friend's picture book. DONE  Get up at 5 AM Monday-Friday so I can walk to work before it gets way too hot. DONE. Well, sort of. I was up 5.10 every day. Even Saturday.  Walk every day, even if it's to Dunkin and back. Only 6 days, not bad. Add voice exercises to Scrivener template. DONE  Stretch goal-->Get at least halfway through final workshop of PLANNING YOUR NOVEL. Ha ha. No. Because I was dragging my feet so much on revising SFLN. My Goal(s) For This Week  Continue SCENES FROM LAST N

Ready. Set. WRITE! Week 7

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Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer accountability series that is hosted by  Jaime Morrow ,  Katy Upperman ,  Alison Miler ,  Erin Funk , and  Elodie Nowodazkij . We set goals for the summer and check in weekly. Week 7. Still no beach. this past week was definitely a challenge week. So let's see how I shaped up, shall we? How I Did Last Week Work on some business stuff for The Writers' Loft . DONE. For now. Send out 3 more queries. This didn't happen. Get at least halfway through Workshop 9 of PLANNING YOUR NOVEL - completed entire workshop. DONE. I completed the entire workshop. Begin revisions on the last third of SCENES FROM LAST NIGHT. Nope. I had to dial it back and work on the timeline for SFLN first. That, at least, is done. Read. DONE Continue to walk every day, even if it's just to Dunkin and back . Nope. I only managed 4 or 5 days. My Goal(s) For This Week Continue SCENES FROM LAST NIGHT revisions. Send out 3 queries. Beta a friend&#

Ready. Set. WRITE! Week 6

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Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer accountability series that is hosted by  Jaime Morrow ,  Katy Upperman ,  Alison Miler ,  Erin Funk , and  Elodie Nowodazkij . We set goals for the summer and check in weekly. Mid-July. Mid. July. Remember when you were like 8 and June to July was sooo long? I wish time still crawled that way because the fact we're halfway through the summer and I STILL  haven't made it to the beach?  Unacceptable. Overall goal update: I met my goal to read at least 3 books this summer over the weekend. This means that 2 of my summer goals have now been completed. How I Did Last Week Send out at least 3 more queries . - DONE Complete Workshop 8 of PLANNING YOUR NOVEL . - DONE Read . - DONE Figure out what is bothering me re: SCENES FROM LAST NIGHT so this can be fixed. - DONE. The end is too abrupt. Walk every day, even if it's just to Dunkin and back - DONE My Goal(s) For This Week Work on some business stuff for The Writers' Lof

Ready. Set. WRITE! Week 5

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Ready. Set. WRITE! is a summer accountability series that is hosted by  Jaime Morrow ,  Katy Upperman ,  Alison Miler ,  Erin Funk , and  Elodie Nowodazkij . We set goals for the summer and check in weekly. Happy July. I'm getting at this later than normal, so let's cut to the chase, shall we? How I Did Last Week Send out at least 5 more queries. Done and done and done. 15 total. Work my way through Workshops 5 and 6 of PLANNING YOUR NOVEL. Done. I even started workshop 7. Outline major plot points for PHOENIX RISING's sequel . So incredibly done. I have 50 plot cards waiting to become a shiny draft. Read. I did this at least four times, which is great since the last 2 weeks reading has been nonexistent. Get in at least 15 minutes of exercise daily. Eh. I walked an additional 15 minutes most days. That counts. My Goal(s) For This Week Send out at least 3 more queries. Complete Workshop 8 of PLANNING YOUR NOVEL. Read. Figure out what is botheri