Post by account_disabled on Dec 30, 2023 5:55:46 GMT 1
Like every year, at the beginning of January, I carry on the "tradition" created by Chris Brogan on the 3 words that will guide us during 2018 , both in our writing projects and in any other project or in life in general . I like to look at the 3 words by contextualizing them in my narrative projects, but I also always connect them to my life. Everyone, therefore, can search for their 3 words for their own personal purposes: whether they are work, family, emotional, leisure or otherwise. My 3 commitment How did it go with last year's 3 words ? Continuity : I have written with continuity, if not the novel, at least the science fiction stories ; but I haven't published continuously, in fact I haven't published anything, so this word has been half resolved.
Value : I had a science fiction story accepted, but there would be no editing so I didn't get it published. It will be published on the blog as soon as I find the right image for the cover. With the other stories I wrote I was very demanding. I can therefore say this word is resolved. Engagement : There was engagement in the stories, but little in the novel. Word therefore half Special Data resolved. In conclusion, I would say that it went better than previous years, but we are still far from being satisfied. My 3 words for 2018 This year it's been harder than usual to find my 3 words. As always, I take a look at the past, partly to avoid repeating myself and partly to check how hard I worked and how successful I was in the 3 challenge words of the previous year. Time A reader in the article on the rules for not writing a novel made me think of this word . Time to publish. I advise you not to think about when you will publish the novel, think about writing it instead.
The time it takes is irrelevant. Yes I agree. Every time I set myself a deadline, I never get anything done. So, it's better to give it time . We will see, in this 2018 that has just begun, whether I have done well or not, whether this word will have borne fruit. Puzzle A strange word in this column. But I have always liked puzzles and I still like them, despite the "age of wisdom" I have entered. But what do I mean? Easy to understand. The puzzles are completed one piece at a time. We look at the whole, the illustration that guides us, but then we have to work on each piece, because each piece of the puzzle serves, has its purpose to make sense of the whole. In fact, each tile fits perfectly with those around it. A novel is a puzzle : you look at the whole, the idea and the plot that guide you, but then you have to work on every page, on every chapter. One piece at a time, until the puzzle-novel is completed.
Value : I had a science fiction story accepted, but there would be no editing so I didn't get it published. It will be published on the blog as soon as I find the right image for the cover. With the other stories I wrote I was very demanding. I can therefore say this word is resolved. Engagement : There was engagement in the stories, but little in the novel. Word therefore half Special Data resolved. In conclusion, I would say that it went better than previous years, but we are still far from being satisfied. My 3 words for 2018 This year it's been harder than usual to find my 3 words. As always, I take a look at the past, partly to avoid repeating myself and partly to check how hard I worked and how successful I was in the 3 challenge words of the previous year. Time A reader in the article on the rules for not writing a novel made me think of this word . Time to publish. I advise you not to think about when you will publish the novel, think about writing it instead.
The time it takes is irrelevant. Yes I agree. Every time I set myself a deadline, I never get anything done. So, it's better to give it time . We will see, in this 2018 that has just begun, whether I have done well or not, whether this word will have borne fruit. Puzzle A strange word in this column. But I have always liked puzzles and I still like them, despite the "age of wisdom" I have entered. But what do I mean? Easy to understand. The puzzles are completed one piece at a time. We look at the whole, the illustration that guides us, but then we have to work on each piece, because each piece of the puzzle serves, has its purpose to make sense of the whole. In fact, each tile fits perfectly with those around it. A novel is a puzzle : you look at the whole, the idea and the plot that guide you, but then you have to work on every page, on every chapter. One piece at a time, until the puzzle-novel is completed.