Goals - My 500 Words D3

What are my goals for this challenge?

I began a writing challenge in 2013 and I only made it a few days. This year’s month challenge presented me with another opportunity to try my hand at consistent writing.  When I received the notice about the new challenge on January 1, 2014 I felt it was a sign and I wrote 535 words that day. For many years I have wanted to write a book, however, I have lacked discipline. I hope that this process will help me build the discipline needed to write the book I have always talked about.

Recently, I have also been interested in writing a movie script. I have had this idea in my head for a while that I want to explore.  I got a book on script writing but I have not invested myself as much as I should so far. I have been busy with my dissertation and opted to put most of my life on hold. Academic writing is very repetitive and not as excited. I need to get back in the swing of writing for non-academics (another good reason for participating in this challenge).

How am I going to go about it?

What I am trying to do with this challenge to reach my end goal of writing a book and movie script is to work on setting the scene. I want to practice using my words to make people imagine what I am describing. I remember some of the best book/novels I have read not only make me feel but in my mind’s eye I can see the house, the field, the buildings, the flowers, etc.

Yesterday I wrote about meeting my husband for the first time. I described what we were wearing. I was honestly surprised that I remembered. I worked to describe the room, how did it look, what was the composition, down to what I saw when I looked out of the window.

I have more work to do in this area. My descriptions were kind of flat. However, I still felt it was a good effort. I also need to work with humor. I like to think that in person, I am a pretty funny person (if nothing else I entertain myself). However, I want to be able to translate my funny statements and mannerisms into funny writing. I think this is going to be tricky but I think it can be accomplished. I just need to keep practicing. I am going to try and tell someone else’s story tomorrow. I may try to do something from my grandmother, Lydia who passed away on January 7, 2007. She was so amazing. I wish I could interview her right now for my piece tomorrow. I am sure she would have said something sweet or witty. I don’t think she realized how funny and witty she really was. I hope to do her justice. I hope these efforts pay and this challenge pay off for me over the coming weeks. I am excited about what this could mean. I hope bigger and better. I hope a final product that I will be proud of.