Snowflake Challenge: Set Goals

[dragonyphoenix]

 

Head's up. I drove back from Dad's on Saturday and I'm still worn out so goals are leaning towards the sad side.

Get a job. I'm ambivalent about this one. I need money but the last time I worked as a programmer, I was clinically depressed. It's difficult going back to that and I'm already feeling stressed over it.


However, a new job relates to my second goal which is moving back to Long Island. My Dad's in his early 80s and is having trouble taking care of himself. I suspect early signs of dementia. He needs someone nearby and that gets to be me.

Write one original story per month. I'd make it more often but I find it much easier to write fanfic. Also stress related to my first two goals make it harder for me to make time to write. ;-(

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[tjs_whatnot]

Ahhhh! I kept forgetting to come back here. Thank goodness I kept the tab open. ❤️ Glad to see you've developed a routine that's working for you while also giving you opportunities to push even farther. YAY for being ahead!

I've been way more productive in all things creative than I have been in a very long time. *\o/* I haven't been putting any demands or limits on what it is I create, for fear it will freeze me but I think it's time that I ask myself to dig deep and start working on some original fiction again.

So that will be my goal for May. Have something original written. Whether that just be an outline or notes for the story I've been playing with in my head for a while now, or something all together different. Just SOMETHING. 🤞🤞

[dragonyphoenix]

Hi, back again! I keep these in my dreamwidth e-mail so I remember to get back here when I go through them.

Writing in June was like pulling teeth. Job hunting had me down and made me unmotivated. This month I was inspired by another fanfic to start a new story and got 22 days of writing in. I'm 74% of the way to my goal which seems. So. Slow! 120 days was such an easier goal to reach!

I'm nearly finished with my first draft for the new story. I plan to put it on hold next month and focus on plot generation and character development. Maybe work on some older stories I've put aside.