Changes.

Well, there's going to be some changes going through TWE within the next week. They have been pending for some time now, and due to my busy schedule they keep getting pushed aside, but I really do need to let you all know what's going on, especially those who aren't on the forum.

Thanks for your patience and keep it up because it may take a couple more days to sort everything out!

In Him,

Laura

Summer is almost here!

Hello Endeavorists!

I've been meaning to get this post out since... oh I don't know, a couple weeks ago? But you know how that goes. 

So one of our newer writers made a comment on the forum that really got me thinking. In TWE, we've really been concentrating on quantity, and not really caring what gets us to the suggested word count. This summer, I encourage you to challenge yourselves to focus more on quality. We have been given a talent and we should use it to glorify God, which was my original purpose in starting this. 

I'm sorry it's been much slower and not as involved as I hoped it to be, but I hope you all are having fun with it, and have a good three months! You can find the guidelines for the  next three tasks on the "Tasks" page of the blog, just in case I forget to post them in the midst of busy summer.

Happy writing everyone!

His,

Laura

So, there's a few changes in the tasks for the next few months.

I'm making May, June, July, and August fiction AND non-fiction months, that way anyone who writes non-fiction will have a chance to participate. When I say non-fiction I mean that the words you write in blogs, poetry, or journals will count in addition to the regular fiction stories.

And for statistics (which I am dreadfully behind on) what I'm going to have you do is keep track of every single challenge you do and all the words you've written for the whole year on your own, and then at the end of the year I'll add them all up and put them on the blog.

Enjoy May's task everyone and don't forget to count the non-fiction as well!

His,

Laura

Sorry these guidelines for May are a little bit late... I was away for part of the weekend and didn't have time to post them before I left or while I was gone.

Basically the target word count goal (WCG) is 15,500 by the end of the month, which would be 500 words per day. It has to be fiction, though the genre is unspecified unlike the current month. The challenge is to try to stick to the target WCG exactly... no more, no less.

Get ready Endeavorists!!!

His,

Laura

...

...WHAT?!

We're halfway through April ALREADY?!

Just thought I'd let you all know...

How many...?

Just wondering... but how many of you actually believed the April Fool's joke? The one about TWE shutting down that is ;)

In case you DIDN'T realize that it was a joke, it is totally untrue and TWE will carry on as planned :D

Yes, I am sneaky.

Due to some unexpected circumstances, TWE will be shutting down.

Sorry everyone.

If you fell for that then... HAPPY APRIL (FOOL'S DAY)!!!

:D

It's about time to post guidelines for April isn't it?! 

Yikes O_o

During the four weeks (a week meaning every seven days) of April 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 prefered fantasy, futuristic, science fiction, and fan-fiction. Again, we're going with fiction. 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.

That's about it! So get ready :D

Already?!

I can't believe I'm writing this.

We are halfway through March!

Crazy, huh?

Things have been fairly quiet again, so I assume you're all writing like mad... I know that's what I'm going to be doing tonight in order to uh... catch up ;) That reminds me how badly I need to get the numbers for February straightened out and posted.

Hope everyone is keeping on top of writing!

His,

Laura

HAPPY MARCH!!!

ACK!!!

Hope you're all just about finished with this month's challenge and are ready for tomorrow!

I know I'm certainly not, and I mean that COMPLETELY seriously!!!

*gulps*

Don't be like me and wait until 9:00 PM to start writing the 1,239 words that need to be written before the day is over.

Get ready, cause March is coming up fast :)

His,

Laura

A week left in February!

Well this month has passed rather slowly from the way I'm seeing it.

Actually, very slowly.

I hope you all got more writing done than I did and that you are a little more prepared to move onto next month's task!

Speaking of next month's task, I think it's about time to post the guidelines for March. They're a little less technical than February's were, and allow you more independence in your writing.

Basically, set yourself a word count goal that is realistic and manageable, but also challenging for yourself, and make sure what you're working on is fiction... there you have March's task!

Simple, right?

(If you would like to, you can work on a genre that you haven't worked on in a while or one that you have little to no experience with, or pick up a story that you haven't written in lately.)

Have a good week everyone and wrap up your February writings (unless of course you're planning on carrying it over into next month)... I'll be sending out an email on the 28th (this coming Saturday night) asking everyone for final February word counts, so make sure you're ready!

His,

Laura

Two weeks left in February!

Well, I actually was here this past week, but extremely busy and therefore didn't have time to post on here. Sorry!

We're halfway through February... so how's everyone doing so far?

Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day! If you don't have a significant other to spend it with, spend it with your characters... they'll love you for it ;)

His,

Laura

Taking a week...

Just so you all know, I will not be on the computer at all from the 8th to the 14th of February (I will be returning on the 15th), which means I won't be posting on here, monitoring the forum, or checking emails. 

I'll be back though, so keep writing and have a good week!

His,

Laura.

So busy...

Sorry I haven't posted sooner... I have been very occupied with other things lately, in case you hadn't already figured that one out.

Due to my hectic schedule, I won't be sending out a monthly newsletter and there will not be any mini tasks. So all you'll be doing is keeping up with the monthly tasks, which makes it a little easier on all of us I think.

Sorry those two things didn't work out and I'm disappointed that my schedule has gotten so crazy that I have to drop them because they were really good ideas.

Hope you all are settling into February well!

His,

Laura

February is almost here!

Well folks, in a little more than 12 hours (depending on what time zone you're in) we'll be leaving January behind and moving onto the second month of TWE. This past month flew by faster than I can type or write and it has been insanely busy, but I think that it was a successful start to this endeavor and to 2009.

I thank you all for being so bold to sign up and I hope that you will continue on with the Writing Endeavor throughout the rest of the year!

With that said, here are a few guidelines for February's task:

1) For those of you doing word count, set yourself a goal that is 3 or more digits and contains at least two 2s (i.e. 220, 2002, 22000). Try to aim high, but don't make it so high that it is unattainable.

2) If you want a specific genre to work in, add in or make your story a love story. It can be love as in romance or love as in a true friendship... and it doesn't necessarily have to be with humans either... animals or made up creatures are acceptable as well.

I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

His,

Laura

PS: Just a quick reminder... I will be sending out an email to all you writers tonight asking for your word counts so I can add them up and such. Please respond back as soon as you can to that email because I need to have totals in by tomorrow night at the latest. Thanks everyone!

Just so you know...

Hey everyone, I just wanted to say to anyone who has NOT signed up yet but would like to, please email me! We're just finishing up January's task and there's plenty of time for you to join in with the February crowd. 

Hope to see some more new endeavorists this month!

His,

Laura

MiTa4

So I'm sitting here, and I happen to glance at something that for whatever strange reason reminds me that I forgot to do something yesterday.

In the unending whirl of school and writing this week, I forgot to come up with the final mini task for this month.

O_O

How horrible is that?!

Alright... since I have literally no time to come up with something, how about I just tell you all to try and reach the target word count goal (11,111) by 12:00am on Saturday morning?

Mmm... sounds good to me!

Now WRITE!!!

;)

His,

Laura

One Week Left!!!

We only have one week left in January!

How is that possible? I mean honestly, it's gone by so fast!

How's everyone doing with their writing?

His,

Laura

It's the END of January ALREADY???!!!

Well, not quite yet... but we're heading into the final days of January.

Isn't that hard to believe?!

As you go through this last week, try to start thinking about what you'll be doing for February. I know that's hard to do since you're still working on January, but you don't want to go into the second month of TWE completely unprepared either. Just make sure you have a general idea of what you're doing so that you won't wake up on February 1st and make a face that looks something like the following: O_O

I hope you all are doing well and are getting lots of writing done!

His,

Laura