WE and Writing 2020 Plan for Success

Even though I completed my 20K NaNoWriMo goal for 2020, I want to keep writing on my second novel, final editing the first, and tackling WE this year. So it's time prepare for the long haul.

Step 1: Prepare the Workspace

Desk + Storage Organization

Schtuff collects at my desk faster than the cat can shed on my furniture. Poof! Suddenly, I have trouble finding my desk. Today I:

Took most everything off the desk and put it in the drawers

Procured a trashcan and under desk storage and made the little shelves work for me

Added a sticky note to remind me to stand up more often

Ordered a bigger USB hub to beat the cables into submission

Rituals

Sake Bottle by photo3idea_studio

Have tea, coffee or a sparkling water + gum at the ready

Have music to fit the scene. With my writing streams this has been a pain on Twitch. But I won't step onto that soap box. I did pick up the Humble Bundle of royalty free music with a license that specifically says you can use it on Twitch.

Write a blurb with the Intro, Outro, and a few points between (Picked up the habit from CoffeeQuills over NaNo.)

Take breaks to do mindless chores and go for walks to rest my brain

Writing Plan

Writing/Editing Rates

I've been collecting stats for NaNoWriMo.

Continuing to write on my stories will be a challenge. Book 2 (Guardian) is at just over 50K and my goal for it is 90K. And I have a major edit at the beginning of Book 1 (Rise) to do before handing over the manuscript to my editor. Then we will see if we have easy edits or complete re-writes!

Writing Schedule

Best Time to Write

Great Tengu by ultimatearm

The balance between home and work (writing) for me seems to be best when I get my chores and language study done in the morning and write in the afternoon. 
Currently, I stream 4 of 5 weekdays in the middle of the afternoon. I usually need at least a few minutes to plan and set up for those, and to chat with the streamer I raid. Thus, I lose writing time before and after. This has to change. I also need to modify the writing sprint length (see below).

2 20-25 minute sprints in my streaming hour

Themed days

Cutting back a bit on streaming. (Updated schedule)

Tracking

I'll keep tracking my word count to push myself to get a better WPH. When I used longer sprints I had better productivity. So instead of 10-15 minute sprints, I'll be using 20-25 minute ones.

Writing Support

 Usually, my writing issues are attitude related. When I need a pick me up or advice, I can go to my writing friends at:

ASC writing streams

by Freepik

the WA server, in particular the Inner Sanctum and event channels

My server

The Scribble Goblins

Qurillion's Happy Sun Lodge server

peek at Tumblr (on a timer to avoid doom scrolling)

Laura Van Arendonk Baugh's Twitch streams (for longer sprints and good writing advice)

Articles Done

Projects

Competitions - To Do
(^ = reminder where I have my queue of articles to write)

Book progress + Find out where to read the Liminal Chronicles books.
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