Hello warrior poets. Now that my family has grown accustomed to the new “normal”, it is my goal to get my blogging and writing back into a more serious routine. I’ll be reporting on my progress monthly.

Blogging Goals

I’m going to try a schedule; it’s something I’ve never tried on my blog before, but I think it’s an appropriate time to see how it works for me. I’m keeping things small for the time being.

Monday Posts: It’s my goal to post every Monday. Usually these will be essays. Occasionally they may be status updates, news about fellow writers or martial artists, and other things engaging.

Wednesday Challenge: I’ll be posting a mental challenge every week. Mostly, these will be aimed at the writerly minds.

Friday Links: I’ll be posting the best reading I’ve crossed on the web. My RSS reader and I get around, so expect to see some choice websurf.

Writing Goals

I’ll be posting writing goals monthly on the site and talking about my progress for the month. Cut off from my support group as I am, I need some way to stay accountable and productive. Tag; you’re it!

Finish Into Last Shadows by August

This is a new short I’m working on as part of my goal to really explore tension and conflict. I’ve never been good at hooking readers early and building the tension (that’s right, before my great midpoints that kick everyone in the pants and send them straight to hell in a handbasket).

Shop Into the Mist to 10 Publications

(What’s with all the “Into…” titles?)  This is one of my most successful shorts. I’ve decided The Paris Review is never going to send me a rejection, so I’m moving on with hopes of getting rejected elsewhere.

Blog It!

That’s right, my blogging goals are also one of my writing goals, for this month, at least.

What Are You Up To?

One of the greatest motivations we can offer others is to espouse our own hopes and dreams; nothing lights a fire under the feet like seeing someone else dance.

So what are you up to for the month? Post it on your blog and drop a link in the comments!

Time for a little goal review and setting. Yarr.

November Recap

Two Poems: I wrote four; one of which is being considered for an art contest; goal achieved

Twinergy/Other: I wrote almost 60,000 on Nightshroud, a RHUNE novel.

Total words: 59,800

All-in-all a successful month! Phew! Don’t get many of those : (

December Preview

Book Reviews: I’ll do at least two this month.

Poetry: I’m going to revise and ship off two poems to an art contest at the college.

Writing: I plan to fix the plot for Twinergy this month, so I can get this book back on track.

Okay, start the cheering and the shin kicking!

Here’s the low down from NaNo town.

October Recap

Planned events

Twinergy Outline:  I stumbled and fell. I struggled with this all month, but still can’t nail down the middle in any impressive way. This is very bothersome, but sometimes you can’t rush these things. So I have no idea what I’m writing for NaNo (and four days late  )

Book reviews. Took an unexpected business trip this month, so it ate up my hobby time. I will shoot to get these reviews in December instead.

Unplanned

Billboards: A short story about a trucker who gets guidance during a rough time by a most unexpected source–billboards on the side of the road.
Some great potential here!

Water: Prose about a boy fascinated to death with water.
Very lyrical piece, some great imagery.

Gut Feeling: A story about a man who sees signs of his own death everywhere.
A flash with some great conflict and tension building. Sadly, the ending falls far below expectations.

Total Words for October: 5,913

November Preview

Two Poems: I’ll be writing two poems in my writing class. Gnyaah I’m horrible at poetry : (

Twinergy/Other: I hope to whip some plot into shape very quick like and write my NaNo novel this month.

Target word count: 50,000 (yikes!)

Okay, start the cheering and the shin kicking!

So what’s going on here in October? For one, previews. Some call them goals, but preview sounds so much more cinematic.

This month I’ll be finishing up an outline for Twinergy, which I hope to write a large part of during NaNoWriMo this year.

I’ll also be posting two book reviews as I continue the purview of my particular conundrum [video]. What else? What else?? Isn’t that enough for a man with a job getting ready to head into NaNo? Sheesh.