Comments on: …in which Hillary makes her writing goals for the year even more complex than is necessary. And learns math. http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/ fiction, non-fiction author and playwright Hillary DePiano Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:53:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hillary DePiano.com » Looking back on past writing goals and tweaking them for the future http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Hillary DePiano.com » Looking back on past writing goals and tweaking them for the future Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:02:21 +0000 http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/#comment-941 [...] That’s why I started the word count goal last year. I started last year with the goal of writing 500 words a day for a total of 182,500 words for the year . I also put a ton of restrictions on it, and basically only let myself count new fiction and some [...] [...] That’s why I started the word count goal last year. I started last year with the goal of writing 500 words a day for a total of 182,500 words for the year . I also put a ton of restrictions on it, and basically only let myself count new fiction and some [...]

]]> By: Hillary DePiano.com » Looking back on past writing goals and tweaking them for the future http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Hillary DePiano.com » Looking back on past writing goals and tweaking them for the future Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:02:21 +0000 http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/#comment-942 [...] That’s why I started the word count goal last year. I started last year with the goal of writing 500 words a day for a total of 182,500 words for the year . I also put a ton of restrictions on it, and basically only let myself count new fiction and some [...] [...] That’s why I started the word count goal last year. I started last year with the goal of writing 500 words a day for a total of 182,500 words for the year . I also put a ton of restrictions on it, and basically only let myself count new fiction and some [...]

]]> By: Hillary http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Hillary Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:42:28 +0000 http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/#comment-586 I write every day between all the fool blogs I write for, but I told myself I can't count any of that, otherwise the 500 wouldn't be so bad. <br><br>If nothing else, realizing it really only takes 10 minutes to write 500 words makes me want to push myself a bit more. I write every day between all the fool blogs I write for, but I told myself I can't count any of that, otherwise the 500 wouldn't be so bad.

If nothing else, realizing it really only takes 10 minutes to write 500 words makes me want to push myself a bit more.

]]> By: Katie B. http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/comment-page-1/#comment-584 Katie B. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:05:22 +0000 http://www.hillarydepiano.com/2010/02/03/in-which-hillary-makes-her-writing-goals-for-the-year-even-more-complex-than-is-necessary-and-learns-math/#comment-584 Haha -- I didn't catch the math error! <br><br>I wish you the best of luck with your writing goal! The last 3 years I was in grad school, I made a rule to write for 15 minutes each day. Of course my writing was non-fiction and often ended up involving crazy/random musings and thoughts that eventually would either turn into a new project idea or end up as nothing but crazy scientist ideas. Sometimes it even ended up being rants to myself about grad school or the craziness of the dissertation process. If I was lucky it ended up being usable paragraphs for publications or my dissertation. But in any case, it was a great habit and truthfully I would like to get back into doing that again, even if just for a journaling-type goal. Haha — I didn't catch the math error!

I wish you the best of luck with your writing goal! The last 3 years I was in grad school, I made a rule to write for 15 minutes each day. Of course my writing was non-fiction and often ended up involving crazy/random musings and thoughts that eventually would either turn into a new project idea or end up as nothing but crazy scientist ideas. Sometimes it even ended up being rants to myself about grad school or the craziness of the dissertation process. If I was lucky it ended up being usable paragraphs for publications or my dissertation. But in any case, it was a great habit and truthfully I would like to get back into doing that again, even if just for a journaling-type goal.

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