Looking Back on February

[queenoftheskies]

Bleh to February!

I'm going to blow it one final raspberry and then forget about it.

February was NOT the month for me.

So, onward and upward. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. We learn from our mistakes. Blah, blah, blah.

Anyway...I failed miserably on my February goals, but that's okay. I'll pick myself up and do better in March.

Woot! Hooray for March.

Here's the stats:

Goal:

Write 2,225 words/day for a total of 62,300 words for the month.

Reality:

I only finished 50,312 words for the month. I bombed out on this goal.

Goal:

Work on the novel, Xanali.

Reality:

I worked on it some. So, I guess I met this goal.

Goal:

Complete the novel, Pawns of Destiny as part of olympic_writers.

Reality:

I finished almost 75% of this novel, so I bombed out on this goal.

Goal:

Edit (first pass) novella, Beyond the Darkness.

Reality:

I edited a little on Beyond the Darkness, but I actually spent more editing time on Wildfire since I'm trying to increase the word count on it. So, I guess, technically, I bombed this goal, too.

Goal:

One crit/review for each of the four groups I belong to.

Reality:

I only managed to submit to two of the groups.

I submitted one to original_beta.

I submitted two critiques to Critters.

I read material for Quill N Ink, but didn't submit.

I read material for OWW, but I don't think I submitted any reviews for February. I don't think. I'll have to check.

However, I did send out two e-mail queries in February. Haven't had time to hear back yet, but not holding breath.

So, submission stats year-to-date look like this:

Short stories: 1
Novel Queries: 2

So, there you have it. I was almost a complete failure for the month of February, but I'm still ahead on my year-to-date word count goal, so I don't guess I'll cry about it. :)

I'll just pick up and do better in March.

Comments

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

You might have bombed out on the goal, but you still achieved far more words this month than everyone else I know! :)

[peartreealley.livejournal.com]

I'm of two minds:

1) I'm sorry you didn't make your goals. You had high expectations, but you've shown in the past that you are able and willing to meet and exceed those expectations. That said, I hope that March goes better for you.

2) Your "bombed" is most people (including me) I know's OMG I KICKED BOOTIE THIS MONTH. :D

In conclusion: Don't sell yourself short. You're doing awesome, but I understand how it feels to feel like/know you could have done more.

[marksiegal.livejournal.com]

To call yourself "almost a complete failure" is totally wacky. Sure, you fell short of your goals, but you still accomplished a WHOLE LOT. :)

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

Agreed! I know you kicked my bootie out of the water in February!

I really need to get my butt in gear. Bleah, I keep saying that - now I just really need to do it.

Time to start thinking about March goals that I can meet and stick to.

Bleah.

[kuroshii.livejournal.com]

hell, she wrote more words in the shortest month of the year than i've ever written in a whole year!

i would say "didn't meet," but not bombed. bombed would have been if you'd only gotten out something like 6k for the whole month.

[mark-west.livejournal.com]

I seriously think you're too hard on yourself. As other folks here have commented, you set yourself extremely high targets and you didn't miss them by much. I would love to have done even half as much as you did!

Keep your targets, certainly, but remember that you're supposed to enjoy this writing business and not beat yourself up over it!

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

I know that you're bummed about not hitting your goals, but you had a very productive month, Miss J. Truly. You worked your ass off and had a lot of things happen along the way. Yet you were still very productive. Congrats to you on that.

You rock. :-)

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

If I hadn't done Nanowrimo it'd be the same for me! She's written more in the first two months of this year than I did in the whole of last year. *bows down in admiration*