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Charlene's avatar

My goal is to figure out how to establish a regular writing schedule while balancing a FT job and frequent migraines. I want to generate more pages of the novel I’m writing.

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Excellent, Charlene. Be kind to yourself. I wish the best for you!

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Charlotte Dune's avatar

My goal for this q4 is to finish the first draft of a novel I’m writing. I’d say it’s about a 3rd finished now, but I feel like I know what’s going to happen, so the rest should go faster than the beginning when I was still discovering the character’s arcs.

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

This is wonderful! I'm rooting for you, Charlotte. 💛

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Cathy Schieffelin's avatar

Get my 2nd manuscript into submission shape and find a good place to submit it.

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

That's a great goal, Cathy!✨️

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Cathy Schieffelin's avatar

Thanks Maurice!! I enjoyed seeing you at the Jambalaya writers conference. So glad I made it to my first one.

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Harvey Hamer's avatar

Pretty late to this, sorry. I guess one goal would be to keep up with newsletters! But my main goal now is to find an agent. I'm closer than ever before, and I know the journey by no means stops once I'm at that step but at least I'll have someone in my corner to pursue further goals

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Thank you for sharing, Harvey! Good luck with your goal.

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Adam Jay Norris's avatar

Trying to fully establish that "self love" thing which prefaces progress

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

This is incredibly important. I wish you all the best, Adam. 🙏🏿

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Nona Lea's avatar

I’d honestly like to get a solid quarter of my poetry epic down and some poetry and fiction for a horror collection I’m working on written. It’s a lot, but I have most of the ideas down

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Alright! What a great goal. Good luck, Nona.

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Leanne Ogasawara's avatar

Apply for an MFA program, finish novel ms and get story collector in shape… ❤️

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Fantastic! Good luck, Leanne. 💜

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

That's wonderful, Christina! I can attest that seeing you book in a library is a singular experience. Go for it! 💐

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