Comments on: Measuring Progress - Keeping a Log

By: Jamie Grove

Jamie Grove — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:11:59 +0000

@Uppington A wonderful bit of Mac software.

http://www.hownottowrite.com/thoughts-on-writing/scrivener-the-visual-writer-and-scrivener-link-love/

By: Uppington

Uppington — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:30:50 +0000

Umm, excuse my ignorance, but what is Scrivener? Uppington´s last blog post..The Inescapable IDEA

By: Jamie Grove

Jamie Grove — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:27:29 +0000

@Uppington Thanks so much! I love your idea about a collage. That’s one reason I use Scrivener. I can put in pictures and such that I can look at right alongside my writing. It’s really helpful. I also doodle pictures of characters and scenes in my notebook.

By: Uppington

Uppington — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:19:19 +0000

Jamie you do run a very positive and encouraging site - thank you for that. I totally agree with the idea that goal setting creates forward motion, only I'm easily bored by numbers and spread sheets so I like less structured approaches. For one of my novels I did a motivational collage and stuck it up in my writing space - that sort of thing works well for me. I've also discovered that blogging what I intend to accomplish within a given time frame is pretty effective, because people have actually now heard me say I'm going to do something, and if I don't get it done I'll have to explain why... Happy Nanoing everybody! I'm having fun this year. Uppington´s last blog post..The Inescapable IDEA

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:01:38 +0000

I’ve been a member of a few writing groups and never had luck with them. I end up self-editing for the people reading. I now just use FMWriters as a support group and to learn from the workshops.

When I want editing/feedback, I go to http://www.Critters.org and crit a bunch of works then submit my own.

That way I’m writing for myself and getting crits only when I need them.

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s last blog post..Destuckifying Your Life: Havi Brooks Interview

By: Jamie Grove

Jamie Grove — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:47:19 +0000

Wow! Some wonderful comments in here! Thanks everyone!
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@Liz Hope you got back to the work after doing the chores. Sounds a lot like what happened to me this morning.

@Oktober5 I still journal a bit each day, but more and more of it ends up here. Of course, with all that’s going on right now they’re little more than tiny bits of “what’s happening now”

@Deb @Kim Seems like Excel is really popular. I once set up a wiki on my computer once to try and keep track. That became a project in and of itself so I abandoned that idea.

@Erin Nothing like a little guilt to keep the fires burning.

@Alex That’s a great group. Thanks for sharing the link.

Writers groups in general are very motivating. There is a group here in town I am interested in hooking up with. Believe it or not, I’m a bit shy about it still. It’s one thing to write out here on the Internet but another to sit in a room with all eyes upon you. Think I’ll have to conquer that demon very soon.

@Karen Aww gee. I wish there was an emoticon with a little smiley face kicking at the dirt.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:17:22 +0000

Jamie, I like the idea of keeping a log. I also want to capture the experience of my first NaNo. So far, it’s great! It is harder and better than I imagined it would be. I love Alex’s suggestion. Accountability works for weight loss so why not writing! I can’t thank you enough Jamie for all your tips, suggestions and support with NaNo. You really are special.

Karen Swim´s last blog post..Paralyzing Perfectionism

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:09:32 +0000

I’m a member of Forward Motion Writers – http://www.fmwriters.com – and I participate in one thread on the member forum which is about daily goals. At the beginning of the week we write down our goals, then day by day we update the group and everyone provides love and support even when we’ve been lazy and not got anything done…

Since starting to do that I’ve increased my fiction productivity because I want to have something to show.

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s last blog post..Destuckifying Your Life: Havi Brooks Interview

By: Kim the Blogging Bard

Kim the Blogging Bard — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:23:53 +0000

I wish I could remember what blog had the template. It is a template for tracking your writing marathon. I’ve had it for over a year. I was using it to keep track of my dissertation writing progress originally by guessing how many words a chapter might have and putting in my deadline and then seeing how close I managed to keep up with my writing goals. It helped me a lot.

When I ran a google search for the file name, this one came up and it appears identical to the one I have so perhaps this site is where I found it originally:
http://www.zokutou.co.uk/tools/marathon-template.xls

Kim the Blogging Bard´s last blog post..NaNoWriMo Begins!

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:40:22 +0000

Kim, where did you get your excel spreadsheet for tracking your writing progress? Sounds like something I should do if, for nothing else, to keep me motivated (and feeling guilty when I don't reach my goals!) Erin´s last blog post..Love is in the Air