Wednesday, March 6, 2013

IWSG and a ROW80 Update

First Wednesday of every month.
I have some WIPs brewing and not only is there variety—each one being very different from the other—but I’m taking delight in how stronger my writing is compared to a few years ago. Basically, I’m pretty confident right now. I’m not saying each one of these babies will be published in the future, since I’m familiar with drawer manuscripts and massive rewrites, but I’ve been feeling real good about my writing lately. 

Also, I’m glad I planned for A to Z. So far I’ve written 21 posts for it. I didn’t want to post things last minute like I did last year. This month I’ll write the remaining 5, and then I’ll format and schedule these posts. 

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This round of A Round of Words in 80 Days runs from January 7th to March 28th. Here are my goals for this round, all involving YA manuscripts. Abbreviations are used for the titles and updates are in red.

A) Revise and edit EK, a manuscript my beta readers gave me feedback on right before the round. Since last Wednesday I edited 13  out of 26 chapters during my second round of edits. 
B) Revise M, a draft I wrote during the summer. I didn't work on this since last week, but I'd like to start on my second round of revisions. 
C) Revise and edit VD. I went through one phase of revisions during the last round. For this round I'd like to polish the manuscript before sending it to beta readers. Since last Wednesday I revised 6 chapters, with 19 out of  26 chapters done for my second round of revisions.

I plan on taking a blog break, as well as a writing break, the last week of March. I might fall short on one or two of these goals. I'm going to make the most of the upcoming weekends, but I won't feel too bad if I don't make it. I've done a lot during this ROW80 round. 

39 comments:

Old Kitty said...

I think for someone who juggles - very successfully - these fab wips your confidence is truly amazing!! Yay! Take care
x

Annalisa Crawford said...

Isn't it great when you can see yourself improving? A fantastically positive post!

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Progress in your writing is always good to see! And you have most of your posts for the Challenge written? Good for you.

SA Larsenッ said...

I still haven't decided on my theme for A to Z. I can't make up my mind!!!

Suzi said...

I've got a lot of my A to Z written too. No way could I jump in last minute and do it.

Sean MacKenzie said...

I have a few brewing ideas that I've had for the past few years. I keep telling myself I'm not at that level of my writing yet to chance it. Maybe I should just go with it and have fun. :) Because not all of writer's stories of are published.

E. Arroyo said...

Yay! I love those moments when I feel I'm not writing crap! Good for you! =)

Al Diaz said...

I've been thinking on you so much lately, you wouldn't believe it. I am just in awe of all the things you get done.

Suze said...

Go, go, go my Medeia.

jaybird said...

YAY this is very encouraging to me. You are feeling confident and that makes me feel happy. I hope one day to feel as confident in my writing as you do in yours, right now. :)

Fida Islaih said...

It is a good feeling to feel good about our writing! Good luck with your goals!

Elizabeth Seckman said...

I can't imagine it getting any stronger, but great to hear it is. I have been totally unable to shake Grandpa from Bestest Ramadan. He wins for my favorite fictional character of the year!!

Anne M Leone said...

It's so nice to take a moment and appreciate how far we've come. What a wonderful feeling. Good for you!

Jeff Hargett said...

Hoorah! on the confidence level and kudos on the A-Z prep! Still debating on the A-Z participation, myself.

C. Lee McKenzie said...

You've done 21? I'm so behind in this A-Z! Off to catch up!

nutschell said...

Medeia, I am in constant awe of your time management skills. I'm not joining the AZ this year :( because I want to focus on actually writing/working on my manuscripts. I know I'll miss it for sure!
Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com

Lexa Cain said...

Congrats on all your accomplishments, particularly your newfound confidence in your writing! That's so great! I hope I get there some day. :-)

michelle said...

You've done well with your A to Z posts!
Way to go Medeia!

akossiwaketoglo.com said...

Yay! I'm happy to read you're feeling really good about your writing skills right now.
I'm in constant awe for blogger who do the A-Z challenge. I will be looking forward to yours.

Happy writing! :)

~Akoss

Chris said...

Sounds like you're doing quite well. Congrats on your progression as a writer!

Miranda Hardy said...

So glad the writing is going well for you! I think my writing improves each year, which is awesome.

Totally blanked the A-Z. I better get started. Ugh.

Misha Gericke said...

Glad to hear things are going so well for you. Best of luck!

Rachna Chhabria said...

Its great that we are improving with every manuscript.

Brinda said...

I am so envious that you have written your A-Z posts. I had better get busy or I'll be panicking April 1st.

Debra McKellan said...

Good to hear you're happy about your writing!

Carrie-Anne said...

Congratulations on all your hard work! The only A to Z post I haven't figured out yet is the X day. I'm doing a double theme and have the secondary aspect of that day ready, but not the primary subject.

Stina Lindenblatt said...

I'm still in awe that you've almost finished writing your posts.

That's a smart idea to take the time off before April. That way you can start the month off fresh. :D

Romance Reader said...

Wow! You did well to write your posts in advance!

Nas

Shooting Stars Mag said...

Looks like you're doing great. And yay for being on top of the A to Z posts. Those are fun to see.

Carol Kilgore said...

You deserve a blog break! You're ahead of me on A-Z posts.

Shannon Lawrence said...

Congratulations on your progress!

I have made a list of the topics I will blog about in the A-to-Z, but have yet to have found time to write the posts. I'd really like to write them in advance this year. Last year I think I had only three written by the time it rolled around.

Shannon at The Warrior Muse

Mina Burrows said...

Excellent progress. You are my inspiration. :)

Sherry Ellis said...

Practice makes perfect! I'm so glad you're feeling good about your writing!

Gwen Gardner said...

Oh wow, I wish I had that many posts done for the A-Z. I'm starting to stress now, lol!

M Pax said...

I'm glad to hear you're feeling good about you're writing. That's a great place to be. Hurry up, so we may read them :)

I have all but Y and Z loaded up for AtoZ. Best on your goals. You'll slay them.

Medeia Sharif said...

Thanks so much for stopping by, everyone. Your support and kind words mean a lot to me. Have a wonderful weekend and I'll stop by your blogs soon.

Kelly Hashway said...

Good luck with your goals, Medeia. No worries about needing a blog break at the end of the month. It happens to everyone now and then.

Deniz Bevan said...

It's fun having lots of projects on the go, isn't it?
I hadn't thought of that before - writing all the A-Z posts first and then formatting them later. I tend to write, format, and schedule each one at a time. So far I've only managed to do six of them!

DL Hammons said...

Twenty-one A to Z posts written already?! You're a machine!! :)