Here is a list of things that you can do each week as we work on our novels (suggestions welcomed).
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Last Week's Goals
Wow. Another week went by. 12 hour days have knocked writing the as far from my mind as can be. I was much busier on this programming project this week.
My goals for next week:
Even though this project launches early next week I'm sure it will take me a way from writing. However, my goal would be to review the status of my outline so I can re-familiarize myself with it.
What did I learn this week?
Nothing at all.
--William
Last Week's Goals:
DREAMER'S ROSE: Finish up the new section at the beginning and start work on the revisions.
Yes! 
I'm sure in some places it's what my grandmother would have called "a lick and a promise", but the first draft of the new beginning is done!
THE SHAMAN'S CURSE: Let it rest before trying to cut some more.
Easy goal. 
THE IGNORED PROPHECY: Make new revisions as the critiques come back.
Yes.
BLOOD WILL TELL: Nothing this week.
Another easy goal.
SEVEN STARS: Let it rest. Keep making notes as things occur to me.
Easy.
OTHER:
Update my blog and try to keep it updated at least once a week.
Submit my new short story "Becoming Lioness" (formerly "The Wrong Lion").
Yes to all. In fact, "Becoming Lioness" has already been rejected and resubmitted eslewhere. It was the nicest rejection I've ever gotten.
Next Week's Goals:
DREAMER'S ROSE:
Work on the revisions. I really want to get this one ready for a reader. The extensive revisions won't start for about ten more chapters, and I usually am pretty quick about the revisions anyway.
THE SHAMAN'S CURSE:
Let it rest before trying to cut some more.
THE IGNORED PROPHECY:
I've got a chapter exchange going on this one. Make new revisions as the critiques come back. Get ready to make extensive revisions on the beginning.
BLOOD WILL TELL:
Nothing this week. I've still got eight queries out that I haven't heard back on. I'm reluctant to put too many out at one time.
SEVEN STARS:
Let it rest. Keep making notes as things occur to me.
OTHER:
Update my blog and try to keep it updated at least once a week.
Maybe start a new short story.
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DREAMER'S ROSE is ready for a chapter exchange if anyone is interested. Fantasy, 91,000 words, about a man who succeeds at everything until he finally succeeds in becoming a god--and finds nothing has prepared him for that or for his failures.
That said, my word count has soared and I am now well over 30K, so there's that at least. Plus I made my map.
Goals for this week:
1) Go back and start making a POA of revisions and outlining, to try to get a handle on the behemoth this WIP has become.
2) Get some WotF revisions in.
I worked a bit on the outline of a political thriller novel. I've been introduced to Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series and wanted to try and see if I can outline a novel in that genre.
I also put some time into rewriting my Panix novel. UPDATE: Actually I finished the current rewrite, which was inserting a new character and fixing the language as I went. Now I have to examine the major critiques I had from a reader and see what else I have to do. At that point it's on to query letters.
[This message has been edited by Owasm (edited May 03, 2010).]
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Meredith, I just tried sending you your chapter back, and it came back twice as undeliverable.
I just sent you an e-mail. Try to reply to that one. The only thing I can think of is that we may have gotten too many replies strung together and it choked on that. I've gotten other large files recently for crits, so that shouldn't be the problem.
Let me know if it still doesn't work.
[This message has been edited by Unwritten (edited May 03, 2010).]
I'm not always good at setting specific goals but I'll give it a try.
This week:
Firesky - World build
Figure out side plotlines
Work on overall story arc for seven book series
I'll post a little about the project in the other thread.
Panix versus the Murgontians is a 94,000 word fantasy adventure-thriller set in a land where a moribund magic-based economy is challenged by Murgontia's steam-based technology. Panix is at the center of this change as he struggles with his own issues while he creates new ways to deal with an aggressive Murgontian threat to the stability of his world.
[This message has been edited by Owasm (edited May 06, 2010).]
I'll read the query letter. But why don't you just post the whole query in F&F for Books. You'll get a lot more responses there. And probably quicker turn around.
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Can I do that and not violate the 13 line dictum?
Doesn't apply to queries and synopses. I've put my whole query up several times.
[This message has been edited by Meredith (edited May 06, 2010).]
The 13-line rule is for text that may actually be published. Queries and synopses are not published, so they can be posted in their entirety.