01 April 2022 @ 10:29 am
March Writing Wrap-Up + April Goals  

GOALS

March Word Count Goal: 6,361 / 15,000

2022 Total Word Count Goal: 31,021 / 175,000

2022 Total Writing Days Goal: 71 / 220

So. I missed my monthly target by a lot, and March was definitely my lowest WC month so far this year. Weirdly, I managed to check several things off the list, they just happened to be low-word count items, either due to editing or because I was finishing up fics that I'd already written the bulk of before March. Not *loving* where I ended the month, but I'm not actually behind on any deadlines etc. so it's not really a big deal in the scheme of things.

MARCH ROUND-UP

  • Wincest Shotgunning Fic: went through beta edits, did final read-through, and posted! You can read it here!

  • S14 Wincest: went through initial edits and sent to beta.

  • Wincest Sex Pollen: went through initial edits.

  • Wincest Panty!Kink: finished draft.

  • Wincest S2: outlined and wrote about half of planned draft.

  • Possible 2022 [tumblr.com profile] hpkinktober: wrote part of a scene

  • [tumblr.com profile] hp-nextgen-fest: finished rough draft.

APRIL GOALS

April Word Count Goal: 10,000

Lowering my expectations for April LOL. This is definitely doable in terms of projects, but in terms of motivation? Only time will tell.

April Fics to Focus On
  • Wincest Sex Pollen: send to beta.

  • SamJack Fic: send to beta.

  • Wincest Does New Mexico: go through initial edits.
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  • Wincest Panty!Kink: go through initial edits.

  • Dream!Fic - HP: go through initial edits.

  • [tumblr.com profile] hp-nextgen-fest: go through initial edits & find/send to beta.

  • Wincest S2: finished draft.

  • Wincest Season Codas: lowkey aiming to write one episode-specific coda/missing scene for every season, and so far I'm at 8/15 (9/15 when I finish my S2 fic above). Once I finish my S2 fic I'm planning a rewatch of S3, and I'd like to find an idea and outline, and ideally write the first draft in April.

  • Possible 2022 [tumblr.com profile] hpkinktober: I'd like to at least finish the current scene, and ideally write at least one other..

Upcoming Fics / Stuff on the back-burner
  • Fics Awaiting Beta: I've got several fics awaiting beta Vampire!Wincest, A Relationship Unravels - HP, S14 Wincest, & Wincest 5+1. I will likely get at least one of these back in April, in which case I'll pull it into the month, but otherwise they are on the back-burner until their triumphant return to my inbox!

  • Drarry Long!Fic: I do want to finish this at some point in 2022, but I don't know if I'm ready to look at it yet.

  • Wincest Size!Kink: not a high priority, but something to come back to at some point.

  • Sterek!AU: I think I might need to just accept that this is just not happening right now. I've got it outlined but I need to rewatch the movie inspiration to refine, and I've just not been in the mood.

  • Taking Chances Sequel: on indefinite hiatus. I've got several pages worth of ideas for the sequel, but it's in no cohesive plot form, and IDK if it'll ever come to life.
 
 
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midsummerly[personal profile] midsummerly on April 7th, 2022 02:59 am (UTC)
Always going to be a couple low-WC months in there. Glad you still managed to check off a bunch of things though. That's what I find so useful about tracking progress!
gracerene[personal profile] gracerene on April 8th, 2022 01:26 pm (UTC)
Yes, exactly! I always have at least a few of these months a year, and like you, I find that is when tracking more than just straight words is so helpful! Even though I didn't get a lot of actual words, I still managed to make some decent progress on things and keep ~some~ measure of momentum!