Snowflake Challenge 2021: Challenge #4

[shuufleur93]

Masterpost | Challenge #4

In your own space, create some goals. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

Oh no, a list of goals. I looked at my previous list from 2018:

Writing Things:

• Reread, correct and rewrite the completed novels.
• Continue writing fanfics. Well. It's more: finish more fanfics.
• Write MORE in French. Honestly apart from NaNoWriMo, I hardly write in French anymore. The goal is: write more regularly fanfics in French.
• Write more regularly in general ;)

Non-Writing Things:

• Read more. I don't read enough books, even though I try to read as much in French as I do in English (I have a system when I alternate between 1 book in French/1 book in English).
• More Photoshop edits.
• Another podfic.
• Travel

I just realized that most of these were not successes.

OK, let's revise that:

I wish I could set goals for Writing things but I haven't had any success in that department. I've struggled to write these past few years and last year has been the nail in the coffin, so to speak. So, for now, I'm taking a break from writing.

However, here are some other goals:

• Read more! I did succeed in getting back into the habit of reading regularly, if not every day (although it's two years after the actual goal was set). In 2021, I want to read at 25 novels (last year, I (re)read 24 novels/short stories/plays and 46 BDs/comics/mangas)
• Try to keep writing book reviews even when I'm done with my reading challenge.
• I'd like to do more photo edits (created some icons last year!)
• Finally get to do what I wanted to do in my job since I've been hired
• Finish knitting that damn shawl I was supposed to give during Christmas 2020

Comments

[sjh2009]

Those are great goals. Taking a break from writing if it hasn't been going well is a good idea, and doing more reading and other hobbies may just bring your love for writing back to the fore, if you want it to.

Good luck with your goals and have a great year.

[shuufleur93]

I'm still kinda bummed about it because I've been writing for years now. But when I started to resent it, I thought it might be time to stop forcing it.

I missed reading just for pleasure (and not for school/university/work), and I'm happy I got it back. Trying to navigate through all the books out there (also why I go back to older books which the ones I know haha).

Thanks, you too!

[analise010]

Another podfic! An excellent goal. Good luck. :D

[shuufleur93]

Haha thanks! I'll try anyway.

[sjh2009]

Yes, there's no point trying to force it if the inspiration isn't there. You won't enjoy writing and it's likely to show in what youve written. I'm sure one day you'll be doing something completely random and an urea will pop into your head that you want to write. I hope so anyway.

I thought lockdown would inspire me to read and I did manage three books, but that's nothing like my usual reading rate and I have a pile of books I want to read. This year 🙂

[shuufleur93]

Lockdown hasn't been easy! I hope you'll get back to reading as well. :)