Noveling Action Plan Progress: Revised September 28, 2013
As I update this plan , ROW80 Round 3 is over. During the break, I am working on a buffet selection of projects, many of them novel WIPs. It’s a good time for setting things up, sweeping up loose ends and weaving them back in, and moving some long-term and long-postponed projects forward.
I’m doing it in a more relaxed way, not as work, but as the pleasure. A ROW80 break, after all, does not mean that I can’t write – even quite a lot.
I created this plan to give focus to my noveling energy, and to keep track of the various works-in-progress (WIPs) I am in the midst of, as I bring the disparate projects into the cohesive whole of my interwoven fantasy/Star Trek fan fiction double series –Trueborn Warp and Weft.
Since I began focusing on monthly noveling goals, I have:
- Completed two rough drafts, Sima Garo Provides and Blood and Breath, both Trueborn WeftWIPs.
- Made steady progress on To Be or Not to Be,which, when separated into fanfic and original elements, will become two WIP drafts.
- Planning and moving through the first novels in each series, The Stars are Fire(Weft), and Perchance to Dream (Warp).
- Begun revision process for Chameleon’s Dish and Bounded by a Nutshell; the current final volumes in each series.
- I have learned much about outlining and revisions.
- I have a clearer vision of the shape of each individual series, how they will fit together, where the gaps are, and how to fill them.
- I have a far stronger concept of the individual novels, backstory, motivations, and recurring themes.
I expect there is far more to learn in the coming months, and I am eager to learn it.
So, what have I been up to, specifically?
September 2013:
Writing:
Write at least 25,000 words in To Be or Not to Be. On target.
- WIP total: 180,361 /~200,000 words; Chapter Forty-Nine in progress.
- September word count: 17,291/25,000.
Write or plan one scene weekly in The Stars are Fire – Trueborn Weft Series . On target.
- A bit late here and there, when there were other focuses more urgent, but quantitatively a success.
- WIP total: 62,613/~100,000 words; Complete through Scene 25/60.
Write or plan one scene weekly in Perchance to Dream –Trueborn Warp Series . On target.
- A bit late here and there, when there were other focuses more urgent, but quantitatively a success.
- WIP total: 62,613/~100,000 words; Complete through Scene 25/60.
Clearly, both rough drafts will exceed 100,000 words. I sense there will be a need to eradicate a lot of backstory, especially in the fan fiction. For now, though, I will keep the targets as they are.
Revision:
Chameleon’s Dish:Carried over from August. On target.
Print and reread, WIP, making on-page rough notes. Target attained!
- All steps complete, and a new sense of the story percolating.
Write one page of notes for each existing scene (goal/motivation/conflict/disaster), and leave pages for pending scenes. Target attained!
- Pages made for all 65 scenes, with placeholder scenes for the scenes yet to be written.
Use Rock Your Revisions to create a rough revision plan. Pending.
- This goal is being set aside until December 2013, to allow for November NaNoWriMo and preparation.
Bounded by a Nutshell: WIP pending; will begin after Chameleon’s Dish.
This WIP revision prep will be carried over to October 2013, and likely beyond.
Print and reread WIP. Target attained!
- The 734 page “Monsterscript” has been read silently and aloud.
Make on-page rough notes. Pending.
- Will begin after I finish my beta-reading in progress.
Write one page of notes for each existing scene (goal/motivation/conflict/disaster), and leave pages for pending scenes. Pending.
- Will begin as soon as I have two scenes’ worth of on-page notes.
Share excerpts from this WIP as part of the WIPpet Wednesday meme, and receiving feedback that will aid the revisioning process. Target attained!
- I have been sharing each week, although I forgot to link once.
Use Rock Your Revisions to create a rough revision plan. Pending.
- This will be carried over to the beginning of next year, when the notes have been completed, and the plan is complete for Chameleon’s Dish.
And for October 2013:
Planning:
King of Shreds and Patches:
- Sign up for November NaNoWriMo.
- Reread Sima Garo Provides WIP; the companion novel.
- Review Rock Your Plot.
- Move through Rock Your Plot Preliminaries.
- Complete rough draft of scene-by scene outline.
Writing:
To Be or Not to Be:
- Complete rough draft (~200,000 words) by October 31.
The Stars are Fire:
- Continue writing or planning one scene per week.
Perchance to Dream:
- Continue writing or planning one scene per week.
Editing:
Bounded by a Nutshell:
- On- page notes.
- WIP scene notebook – one page per scene.
Noveling Action Plan Progress: Revised September 3, 2013
As I update this plan , ROW80 Round 3 is nearing its end. Without the structure of these 80-day blocks of goalsetting and attaining, and the twice-weekly self-evaluation, I suspect I would still be floundering along with abundant stories jumbled in my head, rather than this former tangle slowly unraveling into a smooth double series, braiding together in fascinating patterns…
I created this plan to give focus to my noveling energy, and to keep track of the various works-in-progress (WIPs) I am in the midst of, as I bring the disparate projects into the cohesive whole of my interwoven fantasy/Star Trek fan fiction double series –Trueborn Warp and Weft.
Since I began focusing on monthly noveling goals, I have:
- Completed two rough drafts, Sima Garo Provides and Blood and Breath, both Trueborn WeftWIPs
- Made steady progress made on To Be or Not to Be,which, when separated into fanfic and original elements, will become two drafts.
- Begun planning and writing, the first novels in each series, The Stars are Fire(Weft), and Perchance to Dream (Warp).
- Begun revising Chameleon’s Dish
- I have learned much about outlining and revisions.
- I have a clearer vision of the shape of each individual series, how they will fit together, where the gaps are, and how to fill them.
- I have a far stronger concept of the individual novels, backstory, motivations, and recurring themes.
I expect there is far more to learn in the coming months, and I am eager to learn it.
So, what have I been up to, specifically?
August 2013:
Writing:
Write at least 25,000 words in To Be or Not to Be – Target attained!
- Completed 25.0009/25,000 words.
- WIP total:162,692 words.
Write or plan one scene weekly in The Stars are Fire – Trueborn Weft Series – On target.
- Completed 56,744/ ~100,000 words as of September 1.
- Planning complete through Scene 24/60.
Write or plan one scene weekly in Perchance to Dream –Trueborn Warp Series – On target.
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1,952 new words.
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WIP total: 61.008/~100.000 words as of September 2.
- Planning complete through Scene 17/60.
Revision:
– Carrying over to September.
Print and reread, WIP, making on-page rough notes. On target.
- Complete through Scene#41 (sans #40); page 161/249..
Write one page of notes for each existing scene (goal/motivation/conflict/disaster), and leave pages for pending scenes. On target.
- Completed #Scene 38; page 141/249., with placeholders for pending scenes.
Share excerpts from this WIP as part of the WIPpet Wednesday meme, and receiving feedback that will aid the revisioning process. On target.
- WIPpet Wednesday: Little Girl Lost
- WIPpet Wednesday: Henry and the Faerie-Child
- WIPpet Wedneday: Words, Words, Words
- WIPpet Wednesday: Yearnings and Denial
Use Rock Your Revisions, to create a revision plan. Pending.
- Create rough plan once rereading, and note-taking are completed.
And for September:
Writing:
- Write at least 25,000 words in To Be or Not to Be. Pending.
- Write or plan one scene weekly in The Stars are Fire – Trueborn Weft Series . Pending.
- Write or plan one scene weekly in Perchance to Dream –Trueborn Warp Series . On target. See above.
Revision:
Chameleon’s Dish:Carrying over from August. On target. See above.
- Print and reread, WIP, making on-page rough notes.
- Write one page of notes for each existing scene (goal/motivation/conflict/disaster), and leave pages for pending scenes.
- Use Rock Your Revisions to create a rough revision plan.
Bounded by a Nutshell: WIP pending; will begin after Chameleon’s Dish.
- Print and reread, WIP, making on-page rough notes.
- Write one page of notes for each existing scene (goal/motivation/conflict/disaster), and leave pages for pending scenes.
- Share excerpts from this WIP as part of the WIPpet Wednesday meme, and receiving feedback that will aid the revisioning process.
- Use Rock Your Revisions to create a rough revision plan.
Round 3 Action Plan for Trueborn Jottings
Create prototype header. Target surpassed.
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Not only did I make a prototype; I am now using and loving it. =)
Update header text. Target attained.
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I love the new look, for now. Possible further tweaking, later.
Play with layout and design. Pending.
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Nothing thus far.
Tidy/update sidebar. Pending.
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Nothing thus far.
Review pages. Pending.
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Nothing thus far.
Review categories. Pending.
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Nothing thus far.
Update bio (uniform or mostly so across all blogs). Pending.
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Nothing thus far.
Build queue. Pending.
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Nothing thus far.
Add reblogged inspirational posts (weekly, or as I find them). Pending.
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Nothing thus far.
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