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Your writing resolutions for 2005 - a fun thread

Discussion in 'Fan Fiction and Writing Resource' started by Knight-Ander, Dec 27, 2004.

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  1. CodyMonKenobi

    CodyMonKenobi Jedi Master star 4

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    Jan 29, 2001
    Hmmm. Lets see.

    1) I want to finish off Lifeline to the Past, and give it a strong Star Wars like ending.

    2) I want to start and complete a OC story plot bunny in solo mode.

    3) I want to participate in at least five challenges.

    4) write five song fics

    5) Finish the Dark Lord Rises.

    Whew, I better get busy.
     
  2. Darth_Suzi

    Darth_Suzi Jedi Youngling star 3

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    Jun 23, 2004
    Okay, I probably won't follow through, but I resolve to:

    1) Write at least two pages every day, even if it's not anything I end up using anywhere,

    2) Actually finish and post my full-length fic,

    3) Get my muse interested in original fiction again,

    and, of course,

    4) Have fun! :)
     
  3. jmenk421

    jmenk421 Jedi Youngling

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    Oct 12, 2004
    1. I resolve to do less writing in the passive voice... er, I mean:

    I resolve to write less passively!

    2. Finish A Moment of Weakness

    3. Tinker with Qui-Gon plot bunny I've kicked around for awhile.

    4. Bring my laptop on May 18, and document my observations of all the darn nerds sitting in line!;)
     
  4. flowerbee

    flowerbee Jedi Knight star 5

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    Apr 29, 2004
    -Stop it with the crappy, short posts on Beacon of Hope.

    -write a decent, non-A/T romantic scene...:p

    -Post that songfic I've been agonizing over since October.

    -Write something J/Z...just to shock everyone.
     
  5. MariahJade2

    MariahJade2 Former Fan Fiction Archive Editor star 5 VIP

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    Mar 18, 2001
    I resolve to stop saying I'm going to work on my stories and start actually doing it. Oh wait didn't I say that last year? :( :p
     
  6. kayladie97

    kayladie97 Jedi Master star 4

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    Jun 6, 2003
    Before doing this, I looked back at my resolutions from last year. They were as follows:

    1. Finish Sleight of Hand by the end of summer
    2. Make time to write on every day off
    3. Stop lurking so much in stories that I like
    4. Read more PT stuff


    I find that I broke every single one of those resolutions! :eek:

    Ah, well, we'll make it simpler this time...

    I resolve to finish Sleight of Hand before I die!

    There, should be able to keep that one. :p
     
  7. RK_Striker_JK_5

    RK_Striker_JK_5 Force Ghost star 7

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    Jul 2, 2003
    I just checked my old resolutions.

    1. I hope to start my Transformers/SW crossover soon.
    I never did start it! Bad me!

    2. I vow to do better mush, and to expand my talents.
    I have improved my mush and have expanded my talents. Go me!

    3. I vow to offer better replies to people's posts.
    I have also did this, writing what I liked about the fic. Go me!

    4. I vow never to start a fic unless I'm commited to finishing it.
    This is always the case for me. Go me!

    5. I vow to keep reading every fic I start, and to reply to posts promptly.
    I believe I did this, but not sure. Go me?

    6. I vow to do a melodrama starring Tenel Ka and Jacen with -Tenel-Ka-.
    I never did this. Hey, Heather. Wanna give this a go? Bad me!

    So out of six resolutions, I did 3.5. Not too bad, eh?
     
  8. LaYa_

    LaYa_ Jedi Knight star 5

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    Jul 21, 2003
    Well, I will finish "I Shall Believe" and will start writing the sequel.

    Also will finish to write the two fics I started on this holidays, before I start posting them :p

    And I will write some non-Padmé stuff (which means that I'll write that vignette that I planned so many time ago .. a L/M vignette).

    And I will not get lazy (something that happened too much in 2004).

    :p
     
  9. CodeName_Targeter

    CodeName_Targeter Jedi Master star 5

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    Nov 7, 2003
    Hmm, well I'm going to...

    1. Finish Someone's Gonna Say 'I Do' that way I can cncentrate on other stories
    2. Post more often than every 6 months on Sacrfice.
    3. Get at least halfway finish with Daughter of No One, Daughter of Somone.
    4. Next time, write out a story before I post it. As in finish it.
    5. Post more frequentlyishy.

    :Targeter:
     
  10. Knight_Dilettante

    Knight_Dilettante Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Jul 24, 2002
    Well, last year I made nearly a dozen resolutions and I think I broke every single one of them. So my abysmal record is intact. But I am kinda bummed I didn't manage to keep at least one of them.

    So I'm going to basically repeat three that I think are the most important for this year, and add one from observing why I didn't manage to complete any of last year's resolutions.

    1) I will write every day. (On my stories - not just babbling.) I will schedule writing time so that it is not just "when there's time".

    2) I will work as much to finish stories that are in progress as I do to start new ones.

    3) I will force myself out of my comfort zone in some direction with every story I write, or at least try to learn/improve a technique or something from each story I write.

    4) I will not allow real life problems to get in the way of my writing. I will make writing time a higher priority than I have so far done.

    Well, if I can't keep one of those this year I should probably just give up.

    KD
     
  11. KrystalBlaze

    KrystalBlaze Jedi Master star 5

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    Aug 3, 2002
    Found mine from last year... a bit over reaching, I should say.

    These two were met:

    2. I will also attempt to finish my other fics in other genres I have written.

    3. I will write more vignettes and short stories with an actual meaning and not count on my beta reader to connect the points.


    Vignettes and short stories up the wazoo. And Puzzle Known as Life, my Danny Phantom fic, is done. :D

    This one was about a fouth met:


    1. I will attempt to finish every single fic I have started- Unable to Catch a Dream, Ready to Crash, Breathe, For So Much More, The Longest Mile, The Hardest Part is Letting Go and Decadence.

    Unable to Catch a Dream is a thing of the past. WOOOOOOOOOOOT! Now to work on the sequel...

    I have one resolution for this year:

    Finish Dark Reflection and Silhouetted by Light, and then start on the prequel to Unable to Catch a Dream.











    ...

    And no, I am NOT adding Breathe to that resolution because it's dead. D-E-A-D, dead! He ha. ;)
    -Krystal

     
  12. Laine_Snowtrekker

    Laine_Snowtrekker Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Jul 8, 2003
    My writing resolutions:

    -Find more time to actually write, fan fics or not.
    -Maybe try to publish something during the summer.
    -Find ways to support my addictive habit of writing.
    -Journal down ideas that I get for stories and viggies
     
  13. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Mar 27, 2003
    My resolution for 2005 is the same as my resolution for 2004. And 2003, come to that. [face_blush]

    Finish Shadow on the Stars.

    [face_worried]
     
  14. dianethx

    dianethx Jedi Grand Master star 6

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    Mar 1, 2002
    Now I don't feel so bad about not finishing my fic as I had resolved to do. Lots of people here haven't yet either. [face_whistling]
     
  15. AlrikFassbauer

    AlrikFassbauer Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Apr 2, 2003
    Complete what I've begun. ;)
     
  16. Laura_Anu

    Laura_Anu Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Jun 27, 2002
    My resolution: to write something. Anything. It doesn't matter. I wish I had the problem of finishing something. My problem is starting something!
     
  17. Jedi Trace

    Jedi Trace Former RSA star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Dec 15, 1999
    Maybe if I post them, I'll stick to them: [face_blush]

    1) Write an entire story before posting a single word of it.

    2) Write something that does not involve Mara Jade and/or Darth Vader.


    [face_laugh]
     
  18. Daughterofflame

    Daughterofflame Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Sep 11, 2003
    *laughs* So I think the point of posting these resolutions would be to revisit the thread time and time again to kick myself for not working towards them more. *sigh* Since my school's network is still disallowing the boards' hatters, I suppose I'll actually have to remember on my own. [face_plain] Oh well, just for kickers: :D

    1) Finish After Forever Pt. 1

    2) Make a good-sized dent in After Forever Pt. 2 before cowardly giving in to readers demands and posting it piece-meal ( :p )

    3) Finish my original fic and send it off to publishers



    Hah. I'll never make it. :p (*puts on most optimistic personality* Sure you will, Austyn! Come on! Get going!)

    ~*~Austyn
     
  19. Mr_Black

    Mr_Black Jedi Master star 1

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    May 31, 2004
    I've learned through experience that if you want these things to work, to stick to it beyond New Year's Day, you have to keep them simple and realistic. Thus, sadly, my plan to chop down Mount Everest with a toothpick will be--now and forever--cast into the void :p.

    That said, I resolve to keep writing, whether working in fandom, or from my own sordid, soiled, and suspicious garden of original ideas & works.
     
  20. Jedi_Bant

    Jedi_Bant Jedi Youngling star 1

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    Apr 13, 2004
    Good luck with those resolutions! Won't it be nice if we dug up the old thread and everyone compared how well they fared with the last year's resolutions?
     
  21. lazykbys

    lazykbys Jedi Youngling star 1

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    Oct 21, 2004
    1. I will read more and reply more.

    2. Comrade Napoleon is always right.
     
  22. Knight-Ander

    Knight-Ander Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Jul 19, 2002
    I posted a link to last year's resolutions in the opening post, Jedi Bant. ;)
     
  23. Matthew_Wolverine

    Matthew_Wolverine Jedi Grand Master star 4

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    Nov 25, 2002
    My resolution is to complete "A Tatooine Jedi in the Big Apple" by March 1st.
     
  24. AERYN_SUN

    AERYN_SUN Jedi Knight star 5

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    Apr 1, 2001
    My resolution:
    1) start going through some very, very old fics I started working on and then let them hang dry.
    2) try not to work on anything new until i finish working on those older fics that desperately need to be finished.

    ~aeryn
     
  25. DarthIshtar

    DarthIshtar Chosen One star 10

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    Mar 26, 2001
    Resolutions:
    1) Refrain from threatening my readers who are very nice and patient except when they don't like my plot ideas.
    2) Rewrite The Ties That Bind and make it actually not suck this time.
    3) Write a K/J story that is longer than a vignette.
    4) Write a songfic.
    5) Write nothing but mush and humor in the month of november.
    6) Write an epic.
     
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