Wednesday, December 3, 2008

The Main Tasks

So I mentioned that each month of the year has a main task that will run through the course of the 28-31 days, then there will be little tasks that will change on a daily basis and I will post what they are as we are going through that month, considering that I don't even know what they are as of yet! The 12 tasks are pretty much set for good at this point, so I will give the ideas of them to you so you can be thinking about them ahead of time. 

Here they are:


JANUARY 
WC: 11,111 by the end of the month. 
GENRES: all
TYPE: fiction 
TASK: Try to use a story that you haven't worked on before the start of the month.

FEBRUARY 
WC: must contain at least two 2s in it (i.e. 220, 2022, etc.)
GENRES: all
TYPE: fiction
TASK: Try to either write a separate romance or love story, or somehow incorporate one into a story you are already working on.


MARCH 
WC: self-set goal that is challenging but realistic.
GENRES: all
TYPE: fiction
TASK: Try to work on a genre or story that you haven't worked on for awhile; if it is a story, try to finish it up this month. Or you can try to work on writing in a genre that you've had little to no experience with.

APRIL 
WC: during the four weeks (a week meaning every seven days) of this month write 4,444 words every week, which would be about 635 words every day. By the end of the month you should have around 17,800 words. Or if you have a busy schedule, just write 4,444 words for the entire month. You chose, but challenge yourself if you can.
GENRES: fantasy, futuristic, science fiction, and fan-fiction
TYPE: fiction
TASK: Try to stay on top of the WC goal for the week and stick to the listed genres even if you're unfamiliar with it.

MAY 
WC: 15,500 by the end of the month (500 words per day)
GENRES: all
TYPE: fiction and NON-FICTION.
TASK: Try to stick with the exact WC goal... no more, no less.

JUNE 
WC: write every day of the month with the WC accruing in increments of 100 every day (i.e. 100 words on the 1st, 200 on the 2nd, 300 on the 3rd, etc.) until you have about 43,000 words by the end of the month or you can start counting over every ten days if the goal is too much for your schedule (i.e. write 100 words on the 1st, 200 on the 2nd... 1,ooo on the 10th, then start over by writing 100 on the 11th; this way you'll have about 16,500 words at the end of the month). I know that sounded confusing, so email if you have any questions!
GENRES: all
TYPE: fiction and NON-FICTION.
TASK: Try to complete one of the two WC goals suggested.

JULY 
WC: no word count goal for this month, but keep track of how many words you write if you want them to count.
GENRES: -
TYPE: Fiction and non-fiction.

AUGUST 
WC: No word count goal for this month, but if you do end up writing, keep track of how many words you wrote.
GENRES: -
TYPE: Non-fiction and fiction.
TASK: This month, work on making any of your characters come to life! Draw costumes or portraits, make profiles, do character sketches, etc. Try some role-playing with your friends. If you're one of our non-fiction writers, this is a month when your words will count, so do some writing!


SEPTEMBER 
WC: between 6,000 and 7,000 words by the end of the month.
GENRES: all
TYPE: fiction
TASK: Write a story (or stories) based off of the lyrics to a song or incorporate the lyrics to a song into a scene of a story you're already working on.

OCTOBER 
WC: 10,000 words by the end of the month.
GENRES: horror, thriller, mystery.
TYPE: fiction
TASK: Complete the word count goal by writing something in the suggested genre.

NOVEMBER NaNoWriMo! (see the link for more information on that task).

DECEMBER
WC: no word count goal, but keep track of the words that you do write!
GENRES: -
TYPE: fiction and non-fiction.
TASK: Try to finish up between two and three stories that you've already started; work on editing already completed works from this year! Again, non-fiction writers, do some writing!

If you have any questions or suggestions, email me please!

His,

Laura

2 comments:

Miss Katie said...

Awesome! :) I can't wait for January ;)

Let me know if you need anymore help, my mushroom!

Laura said...

Me too!!! I'm probably going to end up working on the third section (Elaina and Nathan's story) of "When God Brought Them Together" during January... that is, if Adam let's me finish his and Carly's story :P

Thanks, my Rinna. I will definitely let you know :D