Hatrack River Writers Workshop: NSG 7/23

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Posted by WBSchmidt (Member # 8533) on :

Welcome to this week's Novel Support Group (NSG). Anyone can join. If you're new, tell us a bit about who you are and what project you are working on. Although we can report on any number of things, here is a list of suggestions (suggestions welcomed).

What were your goals last week and did you accomplish them?
Describe what you worked on.
Set goals for next week.
Did you learn something during this week?

Here is a list of things that you can do each week as we work on our novels (suggestions welcomed).

Writing on a novel
Characterization
World Building
Relevant research

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Last Week's Goals

I did not get any scenes written this week unfortunately. However, I did get started on the next subplot, but nowhere near where I wanted. Basically a bad week.

My goals for next week:

Write scenes
Outlining

Once again I want to get some work done on the outline on the new subplot. At least I do have the main goal in mind for that subplot so that is better then where I was last week.

I may try to write a few scenes. In addition, I may want organize what I have written before and incorporate it into the new outline.

What did I learn this week?

Not much to say here this week. What I need to learn is a better way of accomplishing my goals. That's something I should be working on for this next week.

--William

Posted by Meredith (Member # 8368) on :

Last Week's Goals:

DREAMER'S ROSE: Work on chapter exchange revisions as they come.
Yes.

THE SHAMAN'S CURSE: Let it rest before trying to cut some more.
Easy goal. Even better, I may not really need to cut any more. Next time, it may only be rewrites of the lackluster scenes.

THE IGNORED PROPHECY: Continue chapter exchange for this in FPNA (Future Published Novelists Anonymous).
Yes, although I'm slightly behind on the revisions right now.

BLOOD WILL TELL: I'll wait on this one to see what comes out of the Synopsis Challenge. Then, start querying again.
Easy goal, this week.

MAGE STORM: Get back in the flow. Finish chapter 4.
Blew straight past this. I'm starting chapter 7.

OTHER:
Update my blog twice a week.
Work on the new short story.
Yes and no, respectively.

Next Week's Goals:

DREAMER'S ROSE:
Work on chapter exchange revisions as they come.

THE SHAMAN'S CURSE:
Let it rest. I've got enough new writing and revisions going on right now, anyway. I think I may only need to do rewrites on portions of it.

THE IGNORED PROPHECY:
Continue chapter exchange for this in FPNA (Future Published Novelists Anonymous).

BLOOD WILL TELL:
I'll wait on this one to see what comes out of the Synopsis Challenge. Then, start querying again.

MAGE STORM:
Things are going pretty well with this one, so a steeper goal is in order. Complete chapter 10.

OTHER:
Update my blog twice a week.
Work on that short story. I need to find a way to make the first person POV feel more alien (not that kind of alien.)

Posted by MikeL (Member # 9138) on :

I can't remember what goals I had set for the last two weeks. Let's just say life and a new perspective on my story has slowed me down a bit.

Goals for next week:

Decide how to procede with the new ideas for my story.