Well, StoryADay May is over for another year, but don’t let go of that excitement and enthusiasm (not to mention the sense of community).

Every month we gather here to discuss what we’ve achieved and commit to making more progress in our creative lives in the coming month. We call it our   Serious Writer’s Accountability Group or SWAGr, for short! (We’re serious, not sombre!)

Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next month, then check back in on the first of each month, to see how everyone’s doing.

(It doesn’t have to be fiction. Feel free to use this group to push you in whatever creative direction you need.)

Did you live up to your commitment from last month? Don’t remember what you promised to do? Check out the comments from last month.

And don’t forget to celebrate with/encourage your fellow SWAGr-ers on their progress!

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Examples of Goals Set By SWAGr-ers in previous months

• Write a story a day in May – everyone!
• Finish novella – Maureen
• Write two short stories. – Jami
• Write 10,000 (fiction) words this month. – Julie
• Work on a series – Brick
• Track my time and see what’s getting in the way of my writing – Alex
• Research the market – Jami
• Writing the synopsis for my novel – Misa
• Finish one story draft each month – Carol

 So, what will you accomplish this month? Leave your comment below (use the drop-down option to subscribe to the comments and receive lovely, encouraging notifications from fellow StADa SWAGr-ers!)

(Next check-in, 1st of the month. Tell your friends. )

Don’t forget, if you need inspiration for a story you can still get ALL THE PROMPTS from StoryADay May 2015 and support the running of the StoryADay challenge at the same time. Give a little, get a little  Click here.

This month’s  Serious Writer’s Accountability Group is the perfect opportunity for you to list your goals (and personal rules) for this year’s StoryADay May. Don’t be shy. Tell us what you’re going to do this May!

Did you make a SWAGr promise last month? Don’t remember what you promised to do? Check out the comments from last month.

And don’t forget to celebrate with/encourage your fellow writers on their progress!

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Examples of Goals Set By SWAGr-ers in previous months

• Finish novella – Maureen
• Write two short stories. – Jami
• Write 10,000 (fiction) words this month. – Julie
• Work on a series – Brick
• Track my time and see what’s getting in the way of my writing – Alex
• Research the market – Jami
• Writing the synopsis for my novel – Misa
• Finish one story draft each month – Carol

 So, what will you accomplish this month? Leave your comment below:

(Next check-in, 1st of the month. Tell your friends. )

Don’t forget, if you need inspiration for a story you can still get ALL THE PROMPTS from StoryADay May 2014 and support the running of the StoryADay challenge at the same time. Give a little, get a little  Click here.

What did you write last month? What will you do next month? It’s time for the  Serious Writer’s Accountability Group!

Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next month, then check back in on the first of each month, to see how everyone’s doing.

(It doesn’t have to be fiction. Feel free to use this group to push you in whatever creative direction you need.)

Don’t remember what you promised to do? Check out the comments from last month.

And don’t forget to celebrate with/encourage your fellow SWAGr-ers on their progress!

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Examples of Goals Set By SWAGr-ers in previous months

• Finish novella – Maureen
• Write two short stories. – Jami
• Write 10,000 (fiction) words this month. – Julie
• Work on a series – Brick
• Track my time and see what’s getting in the way of my writing – Alex
• Research the market – Jami
• Writing the synopsis for my novel – Misa
• Finish one story draft each month – Carol

 So, what will you accomplish this month? Leave your comment below:

(Next check-in, 1st of the month. Tell your friends. )

Don’t forget, if you need inspiration for a story you can still get ALL THE PROMPTS from StoryADay May 2014 and support the running of the StoryADay challenge at the same time. Give a little, get a little  Click here.

It’s that time again: Serious Writer’s Accountability Group Check In!

But before we get to that, a quick request: if you like StoryADay and find it useful, could you help me spread the word by nominating it for the annual Write To Done Best Websites For Authors list? Thanks!

You’re back! Or you’re here for the first time. Either way, good for you!

Welcome to the Serious Writers Accountability Group, where we post our goals for the coming month and ‘fess up to how much we wrote last month.

Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next month, then check back in on the first of each month, to see how everyone’s doing.

(It doesn’t have to be fiction. Feel free to use this group to push you in whatever creative direction you need.)

Don’t remember what you promised to do? Check out the comments on previous SWAGr posts.

And don’t forget to celebrate with/encourage your fellow SWAGr-ers on their progress!

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Examples of Goals Set By SWAGr-ers in previous months

• Complete a draft of a story – Ashley
• Write 1 blog post a week – Cris
• Write 10,000 (fiction) words this month.” – Julie
• Read a new short story every day.” – Julie
• Track my time and see what’s getting in the way of my writing – Alex
• Revise two short stories and research possible markets – Jeannie
•  Schedule “me time” to recharge my creative juices  – Jeannie
• Finish one of my other short stories and send it out – Maureen
• Write at least 500 words a day on any project – Maureen
• Write 1,500 words a day on my book. On weekends … write 2,500 words a day – Jeffrey
• Writing the synopsis for my novel – Misa
• Finish one story draft each month – Carol

 So, what will you do this month? Leave your comment below:

(Next check-in, Jan 1, 2015. Tell your friends. )

Don’t forget, if you need inspiration for a story you can still get  ALL THE PROMPTS from StoryADay May 2014 and support the running of the StoryADay challenge at the same time. Give a little, get a little 🙂 Click here.

 

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Ever fancied going on a Writer’s Retreat? I wanted to let you know about a lovely retreat organized by Charlotte Rains Dixon, who was nice enough to host me on her blog a while ago.

The retreat is next summer in the south of France (a beautiful region I visited years ago). I’ll be interviewing Charlotte about the retreat here at StoryADay.org, but if you’re interested don’t miss the discount that’s on offer until the end of Dec.

Check out the Write In France Retreat Discount.

It’s that time again: Serious Writer’s Accountability Group Check In!

This is the first time we’re “meeting” on the first of the month and that’s how it’s going to go from now on.

You’re back! Or you’re here for the first time. Either way, good for you!

Welcome to the Serious Writers Accountability Group, where we post our goals for the coming month and ‘fess up to how much we wrote last month.

Leave a comment below telling us how you got on last month, and what you plan to do next month, then check back in on the first of each month, to see how everyone’s doing.

(It doesn’t have to be fiction. Feel free to use this group to push you in whatever creative direction you need.)

Don’t remember what you promised to do? Check out the comments on previous SWAGr posts.

And don’t forget to celebrate with/encourage your fellow SWAGr-ers on their progress!

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Examples of Goals Set By SWAGr-ers in previous months

• Write 10,000 (fiction) words this month.” – Julie
• Read a new short story every day.” – Julie
• Track my time and see what’s getting in the way of my writing – Alex
• Decide on a project and outline before November 1st – Jeannie
• Revise two short stories and research possible markets – Jeannie
• Expand a couple of writing exercises into short stories – Jeannie
•  Schedule “me time” to recharge my creative juices during November – Jeannie
• Finish one of my other short stories and send it out – Maureen
• Write at least 500 words a day on any project – Maureen
• Finish the next large chunk of script I’m writing for a webcomic – Maureen
• Finish the last chapter of a multichapter fanfiction (don’t judge me) – Maureen
• Soak myself in inspiration for my NaNo novel – Maureen
• Write 1,500 words a day on my book. On weekends … write 2,500 words a day – Jeffrey

 So, what will you do this month? Leave your comment below:

(Next check-in, Dec 1, 2014. Tell your friends. )

Don’t forget, if you’re warming up for NaNoWriMo, you could do worse than write a few short stories. How about a collection of ALL THE PROMPTS from StoryADay May 2014? Yes? Click here.