I live in a college town, and one of my favorite times of year is the spring. I love watching people emerge. It’s like the whole town has been hibernating and the warm weather wakes us up, drawing everyone outdoors. Bicyclists and joggers are everywhere; parents are out pushing strollers or walking with their kids; pet-owners venture out to take long walks with their dogs. Students gather on the lawns, leaving trails of red Solo cups in their wake.
This weekend, my husband and I took advantage of the sunshine, playing tennis–and getting a little bit of a sunburn. The upcoming week sounds like a rainy one, lots of good reading and writing weather, but probably not so good for tennis.
ROW80 check-in
1.) Writing:
- Write a draft of untitled short story: Wrote 4,387 words on this project. This draft is finished at just over 8K!
- Finish the second draft of the novella I finished in Round 1, Good Old-Fashioned Magic. Going to dig into this project in the upcoming week after reading Cathy Yardley’s “Rock Your Revisions.” In the meantime, I’ll be doing some research to fill in a few setting/world-building details.
2.) Read 4 books on the craft/business of writing. Continued reading Stephen King’s “On Writing,” book 2 of 4.
3.) Social media:
- Check in on Twitter daily. Target mostly met.
- Comment on 3-5 blogs per day, Monday-Thursday. Target met.
- Blog 2 times per week. Target met.
A Round of Words in 80 Days is the writing challenge that knows you have a life. It’s also a blog hop!
Was the weather nice where you live? How did you spend your weekend? How are your writing goals coming along?
Denise D. Young 
Our weather was pretty gray and dreary this weekend, and cold. Saturday I went to my niece’s softball games and was wearing a winter coat and gloves. Hopefully this week we see some sun!
That looks like some great progress on your goals. I keep meaning to read the Stephen King “On Writing” book, but something always comes up. Maybe I’ll work that into a weekly goal at some point. Good luck this week and I hope you have a great week!
Thanks, Kat. We’re set to have a rainy week, and today has been basically rain, thunder, and clouds since I woke up. But we were lucky to have a gorgeous weekend perfect for soaking up sunshine. I hope some nice weather heads your way soon!
Congrats on finishing your short story! We’ve had great weather this weekend, which was especially appreciated since we have a new puppy who of course needs to go out a lot. Take advantage of those rainy days, and keep up the good work on your writing!
Thanks, Jennette! Yeah, when you have a puppy, you definitely want nice weather. They need to go outside as often as possible. Congrats on the new addition to your family!
Have a great week. 🙂
My weather is still a bit iffy. Sometimes, I have to wait for 10am to hit above freezing. And right now that’s all I ask for. No freezing temps! Though, I have hope things are getting better as I’m finally seeing daffodils in bloom.
Congrats on finishing your short story and doing so well on your goals! 🙂
You know it’s spring when the daffodils are blooming. That’s one of my favorite aspects of the season.
Thanks, Gloria. Have a great week!
Sounds like another productive week for you 🙂
Thanks! Have a great week. 🙂
Congrats on finishing the short story, that’s great!
I always get the same feeling when Spring rolls around, watching all the people come out of the woodwork. The other thing I love is the color of green that is almost iridescent that you only seem to see in spring. 🙂
Thanks, Ruth.
Yes, there’s something special about the vibrant green of spring–everything is so fresh and new!