Snowflake Challenge 2024 - Challenge #2

[quillpunk]

Challenge #2: Goals

I signed up to both getyourwordsout and inkingitout with a 500k word goal, so that's my big writing goal for the year. I don't think I'll actually make it, LOL, it's more a case of setting a ridiculous goal so I'll be proud of the progress I *do* make instead of disappointed with the progress I *don't* make.

My smaller, but arguably more important, writing goal is to rewrite the kidlit novel (written in my native language, so one of my few projects not in English, LOL) that I finished in December because yikes, it needs to be gutted and redone almost from the top. But I would love to get that done!

I read 41 books in 2023 according to my reading log, so surpassing that would be cool, but it's not an Important™ goal.

I'd like to keep doing Ad Astra's monthly Review Hunts, because I do think they're helping immensely with getting comfortable with commenting. I've made great strides in Actually Interacting With People™ in the last year, as opposed to just lurking and wondering why nobody's saying hello, and I'd like to continue that.

Most of that has happened on Dreamwidth, because things just move too quickly on discord and I can never figure out the appropriate time to interrupt a conversation in order to say hello, or whatever. I like the chance to sit with my replies and properly gather the energy and spoons for an Interaction™.

Comments

[vriddy]

That is such an incredible wordcount target :D Best of luck with it!

Oooh, how do the Review Hunts work? I know a number of people who often feel sad because they'd like to comment more but don't because they don't know how to go about it or some other reason. I'd love to hear about how other communities find ways to help with that, in case that can be adapted to other platforms!

Good luck with all of your goals :) I'm really happy Dreamwidth is working out well for you :D :D

[badfalcon]

500k? Wow, good luck with that! I've signed up with 75k and have forgotten about it usually by the end of Feb so I'm hoping (again)that this year might be the one I keep up with it.

I like the chance to sit with my replies and properly gather the energy and spoons for an Interaction™.
This!
And figure out what I want to say, how to say it and almost practice saying it before I hit post

[freevistas]

The Actually Interacting With People goal resonates with me...thanks for articulating it that way, because it gave me something to think about.

[quillpunk]

Yeah, Actually Interacting With People takes so much energy, and is so nerve-wracking, sigh. Glad it resonated with you.