{"id":1176,"date":"2010-06-27T15:57:51","date_gmt":"2010-06-27T19:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2010-06-27T15:57:51","modified_gmt":"2010-06-27T19:57:51","slug":"writing-check-in-week-ending-27-june-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/27\/writing-check-in-week-ending-27-june-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Check-In: Week Ending 27 June 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Somehow, I&#39;ve managed to stick to my minimum of 500-words a day almost every day this week. It wasn&#39;t even conscious, either. But having my <a href=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/07\/louder-than-words\/\" target=\"_blank\">Writer&#39;s Accountability Chart<\/a> (aka bulletin board) desk-side as well as adding it back into the right-hand sidebar there &#8211;&gt; has kept me on track.<\/p>\n<p>So, I only managed just under 3000 words this week, which isn&#39;t earth-shattering by any means, but I refuse to make myself feel guilty for not doing more. After all, that takes all the fun out of it!<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#39;t hit every goal I set out for myself last Sunday, so I resolve to make up for it this week. Besides, Summer t.v. is terrible except for True Blood on Sunday nights, so I see myself doing much better this summer overall.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>How I Kicked It This Week:<\/strong><\/u> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>met my goal of hitting a minimum of 500-words almost each day (with over 1K on Friday)<\/li>\n<li>policed myself better in terms of playing games, chatting and such when I should be writing (hence the improved word count)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <u><strong>What I Need To Improve:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>missed a few of my blog days this week (but I suppose quality is better than quantity)<\/li>\n<li>Looking at my <a href=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/tag\/wac\/\" target=\"_blank\">WAC<\/a>, I need to read more! I have tons to read, just need to make more time for it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <u><strong>Goals for the Coming Week:<\/strong><\/u> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> much more brainstorming, outlining for various projects<\/li>\n<li> cut the cord on this short story already and move onto something shiny &amp; new<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> How did you do with your goals last week? 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