Happy Thanksgiving!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I've included a list of the things I'm thankful for as a writer. 

I'm thankful for:

• The time to write (no matter how minuscule it seems on some days);
• My son who has written 1,001 words of his first novel and has developed a love of writing;
• My writing friend (and my BFF) who lets me read her writing and gives me hope that I can one day write as well as she does;
• My online critique friends who keep letting me send them my writing;
• Published authors who write amazing stories and provide me with wonderful mentor texts;
• My friends in the blogosphere who inspire me on a daily basis; and
• The desire to write, even on the days when I'm filled with self-doubt.

 I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Thanks and Goals

I owe a great big thanks to all of you who commented on my blogfest entries! All the thoughtful comments were filled with encouragement, which I greatly appreciated. Even better, the number of followers on my blog more than tripled this weekend. As a newbie blogger, my heart sings to see all those who showed an interest in my blog! I can't wait to be one of those bloggers who celebrates having 100 followers.

Thanks to the example of Crystal Cook on her blog Write Because You Must, I'm going to start setting weekly goals. They seem more manageable than monthly or quarterly goals because I tend to procrastinate. I commend all of you who manage to write 1,000 or 2,000 or 3,000+ words per day, but I'm not there yet. As much as I'd love to be able to write that much, I know that if I set my goal too high, I'll give up before I even begin. Besides, I haven't written since the March Marathon on Throwing Up Words, so any word count will be better than my current situation!

This week's goals:

1. Write 500 words a day for at least 5 days on my current WIP.
2. Work on revisions for chapters 9-11 on my previous manuscript.
3. Finish critiquing a writing partner's manuscript before my writing group meets on Saturday.
4. Submit online.
   

I can do this, right? What weekly goals you set for yourself? (For when I begin to aim higher, of course.)