40 Things To Do Before I'm 40: Headlines And Deadlines

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Headlines And Deadlines

I'd love to say that I spent Easter busy writing my novel. I really would. But I didn't. I'm currently on 5703 words and just not feeling motivated to write. The problem is that I have at least half a dozen other writing projects on my mind at the moment. So I have to learn to concentrate on this one first, instead of trying to juggle so many balls in the air.

My deadline for completing the novel is the end of the year, so really, I guess, I should be breaking that down and giving myself weekly targets and sticking to them. So 2000 words a week it is, which roughly equates to about 300 words a day. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy!

PS Remind me in another months time that I should have written at least 8000 words.

2 comments:

Caroline said...: 300 words a day ... no problem! (I haven't written for a week now!)

So - hi. I am here to cheer you along. I can offer helpful(!) tips on 1, 2, 5, 16, (bravo for 18!), 19, and 20 (I am most jealous of 27!). I am happy to help with number 4.

Have fun,
A de-lurking Caroline
x; March 26, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Janette said...: Dear Mrs de-lurker,

Thank you so much for your support and I'm sure I will be calling on you for advice when I eventually finish my novel.

PS Any help is appreciated for number 4!

x; March 27, 2008 at 8:49 PM

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The List

1) Learn a foreign language - in progress
2) Watch a foreign film - completed
3) Go skinny dipping
4) Snog Take That
5) Write a novel and get published - in progress
6) Go in a hot air balloon - completed
7) Work in Africa
8) Go to an international football match in the new Wembley - completed
9) Visit all 50 states of America - in progress (4/50)
10) Get my own column in a newspaper/magazine
11) Win a BAFTA
12) Do a sponsored hike/bike ride for charity - completed
13) Read all of the BBC Top 100 reads - completed
14) Go to Wimbledon - completed
15) Rescue an animal from captivity - in progress
16) Be a Mum
17) Go to a Paul Smith fashion show
18) Watch the Lord Of The Rings trilogy - completed
19) Go surfing - completed
20) Go to the ballet - completed
21) See a Shakespearean play at the RSC in Stratford - completed
22) Drive a Ferrari - completed
23) Have tea at the Ritz in London - completed
24) Create a short film to go onto You Tube - completed
25) Learn to do the tango - completed
26) Meet Mr T
27) Own a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes - completed
28) Be in Times Square, NY at midnight on New Years Eve - completed
29) Write a script/story for Dr Who - completed
30) Ride on a Harley Davidson to Ayres Rock
31) Go to an ice hockey match - completed
32) Go to a baseball match - completed
33) Watch a Nottingham Forest match from an executive box - completed
34) Learn to play chess - completed
35) Fly a trapeze - completed
36) See Rick Springfield in concert
37) Fly over the Grand Canyon - completed
38) Watch all of the James Dean films - completed
39) Cook with a celebrity chef
40) Go to the Grand Prix