Realized I haven’t made a goal post yet for this coming year, but nor have I reviewed what I accomplished of my goals from this last year. So lets get started.
2021 in Review
- Yes! I have kept up with my writing work, although this year took more of a plotting role than active story writing role. I have a lot of ideas on the board though, so I am pleased.
- I played with a lot of different writing tools, worldbuilding tools, and methods in the last two years.
- I loved the idea of Scrivener, unfortunately it was both too much and not enough.
- I have settled on using a good old Microsoft Word Document for my outlinging, storybible and such. That being said I did give WorldAnvil a bit of a try, and while I found the Timeline and content prompts very helpful. I also found it a bit tedious when I wanted to refrence back to elements. Using it for fandom world building purposes is also a little questionable for their TOS. (In the event I get around to doing a big original work – I can defintely see myself making use of this again.)
- I have settled on using Dabble Writer for my rough draft writing. I love the abilities to drag and move scenes around (like in Scrivener) but this has the added utility of being accessible from ANY browser.
- I’ve revisted my editing methods and have returned to the trusted hard copy + red pen edit. I have been struggling some on editing my own pieces as I would get bored, distracted, or just read over my typos when it was on screen.
- While I love the idea of rough trade, I have yet to have a solid idea and plot ready to actually give a go. Someday!
- My NaNO 2020 project is still in editing phase. (Though taking the hard copy and red pen to it is on my to do list now!)
- Digital painting goal was a flop, but I have been playing with more image editing for story banners. I love the bit of polish this seems to give my stories.
- My cat’s continue to be my primary photography focus.
Now on to the new year.
Goals and Plans for 2022
- Finish and submit my story to QuantumBang 2022. I signed up this last year and wrote the bulk of it during NaNo2021 (50k goal met!) and then finished up my rought draft earlier this month.
- Reach out more in the writing community. I’ve already started on this which has me a bit anxious due to some bad experiences in the past.
- The Big Moxie – I’ve signed up for both Q1 and Q2 and I have story ideas for both. I love the more relaxed limits on this challenge compared to rough trade.
- Just Write Bingo – The Just Write Discord Server has launched a Holiday Bingo. I picked up cards for both stories and art. Will see how that goes.
- Do more painting and art related things.
- Keep adapting and improving.
