I know it’s already august, but apparently the last time we had one of these threads was for 2022, so I figure its time we had a new thread for our more current writing goals!
So, we might be over halfway through the year, but what are everyone’s writing goals for the rest of this year? Has anyone had much luck with making progress towards their goals yet?
Well, I had a goal to get writing more this year, but given that’s it’s already August, I don’t think that’s happened like I thought it would.
You know what?
My goal will be to finish a rough draft to a book this year
I honestly don’t know how far I’m realistically going to get, but ideally I’d like to get at least halfway through the first draft of the book I’m trying to write, and at least a quarter of the fanfic I’m writing done.
A fanfic based on?
I “started” writing two books this year … Haven’t written more than a page for one and no pages for the other
I felt that 
I’m eight pages into book I keep fantasizing about and somehow my goal is to have it done by December
I kept fantasizing about a hundred stories a year, I’m surprised I went so far as to actually plan every single event in this one story, the second story isn’t as convoluted but it comes from a 8+ yo fantasy that gets some additions every so often where I though “I’ve added so much to this bloody story that this fantastic bit is just a late addition, beter develop it as its own thing”
I think I want to try starting a fanfic this year! I keep making notes on stuff I want to explore outside of canon, I’m just so fussy about wanting to replay or rewatch or reread whatever it is I want to write about before I start
Also considering trying my hand at fan essays/analysis. The goals are so low, but I just want to start something that is in its ‘actual prose’ as opposed to stray notes before the end of the year
Its a Harry Potter fanfic (half based on the books, half based on the movies)
I’m using it sort of as a writing practice separate from the novel I’m trying to write
I feel like I made some good organizational progress and story/character details. Just have to put in more writing.
I started a new story with a different concept! And I joined a new Episode contest! I’m proud of myself.
Oooooh… Tell us when it’s out and counts for reads and I’ll definitely read it for you.
I definitely will!
After posting this, I did actually get back into it for maybe three weeks… but have fallen off again. SIGH.
Meh. At least you started it!
As for me…
While I didn’t complete a story, I started a new one and joined a contest, like I said. Also improved on a lot of aspects of my writing and I’ve been working on myself too. Old Choco vs new Kiki are two WILDLY different people.
Love that. How’s the contest story going? When’s submission?