{"id":5000,"date":"2019-10-15T15:13:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T19:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=5000"},"modified":"2019-10-15T15:13:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T19:13:39","slug":"october-mid-month-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/15\/october-mid-month-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"October Mid-Month Check-In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since I started using a worksheet to <strong>track my monthly goals<\/strong>, it has really helped to keep me on target. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"5001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/15\/october-mid-month-check-in\/monthlyogals\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/monthlyogals-e1571165506537.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"monthlyogals\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/monthlyogals-e1571165506537.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/monthlyogals-e1571165506537.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/monthlyogals-e1571165506537.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/monthlyogals-e1571165506537.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/monthlyogals-e1571165506537-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I added a <strong>mid-month<\/strong> and <strong>end-of-month<\/strong> section to keep me <strong>motivated<\/strong> and since I already post my <a href=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/05\/october-2019-goals\/\">monthly goals<\/a> here, I thought it might be cool to keep you updated on how things are going so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My three main goals for October:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Finish and submit serial killer story<\/li><li> Expand and finish folk horror story<\/li><li> Work on outline for my next novel<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"20\" data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-orig-size=\"760,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif 760w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-600x16.gif 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-250x6.gif 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SERIAL KILLAH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/KYG2lS9T8st6VIR7I7\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br> So far, I\u2019ve finished and submitted that serial killer story. The first draft of that story took shape on Richard Thomas\u2019s <strong>Short Story Mechanics<\/strong> class with some fine-tuning in his <strong>Advanced Creative Writing Workshop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a bit of a different beast than when I started but I really love how it turned out. I\u2019ll let you know when I hear anything about getting it picked up by a publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"20\" data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-orig-size=\"760,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif 760w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-600x16.gif 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-250x6.gif 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GETTING FOLKSY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/1Qmu5IfJ3E8KfLaaRe\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"360\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> I literally just finished that story last night, I\u2019m on to the next one already. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another story that started in Richard\u2019s classes, this time in his flash fiction class, <strong>Keep It Brief<\/strong>, on LitReactor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My task now is to look at how I want to expand it from flash to a full story and then flesh it out. My goal is to have it done by the <strong>end of October or early November<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"20\" data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-orig-size=\"760,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif 760w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-600x16.gif 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-250x6.gif 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FILLING IN THE GAPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/d0QrBg3r8qL0Q\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Outlining for my book isn\u2019t as far along as I would have liked, but I\u2019ve had <strong>a lot of freelance work<\/strong> this past month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have done some work on the new book, though, and I\u2019m gathering research material and brainstorming a lot.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m working on <strong>characters and setting<\/strong> right now, with a general idea of how the plot will play out. I have 2 1\/2 months left to get my idea solidified before <strong>Novel In A Year 2020<\/strong> starts. EEP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"20\" data-attachment-id=\"2572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=2572\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-orig-size=\"760,20\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"divider\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" src=\"http:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3.gif 760w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-600x16.gif 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/divider3-250x6.gif 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TICKING BOXES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/iH6ZjzyLgZSt3j0zzG\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I\u2019ve been able to tick quite a few boxes on my <strong>monthly goals worksheet<\/strong> but there are still a few to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to grab your own worksheet, I\u2019ll be adding it to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/writemisswrite\">Etsy shop<\/a>, both one-sided and double sided, later this week. Follow <strong>Miss Write<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/writemisswrite\/\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/misswritedotnet\">Twitter <\/a>to find out when it\u2019s live in the shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since I started using a worksheet to track my monthly goals, it has really helped to keep me on target. 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