So I'm trying to write more. And that brings me to the point of this blog, if not the point of this particular entry. I'm going to start setting, and tracking goals for my work and my writing -- and post them to this blog.

I remember reading once that most writers will use any excuse they can find to not write. I'm prone to this, I can't write when my girlfriend is home. Even when she is occupied with other activities, the possibility that she could interrupt keeps me from even trying.  And it's really just a MASSIVE excuse to get away with procrastination.

I've set my word count at 1000 words a day minimum, averaged at the end of each month, and 500 words minimum no matter what.  Some months I sail through them without a problem, but there are sometimes months when I'm writing a lot of words in the last few days to meet that goal.  I maintain an Excel spreadsheet to keep track, and I'm very strict about keeping it up to date so I know just where I stand.

Some people count in pages rather than words.  This is especially nice if you handwrite your first drafts - I don't, however, I'm all computer baby!

I'll post the ideas I get on the most impractical times in the most awkward places on this blog.I admit I have no clear blueprint for the amazing new literary work I'm starting here. For that matter, I have no clear motive in reaching out to an audience at all, except perhaps for the egotism of it. I doubt other small press exchangers are interested in seeing the literary world from the perspective of an undergraduate student!

Want to know what goes on in my head when my eye's turn glazed and I reach for my notebook? Read this blog! So you have been warned - the point being if I somehow mess this up or crash the entire Small Press Exchange site....sorry..

Be that as it may, I have a new toy. It's called LibraryThing. On it you can catalog all your books. You can list up to 200 books for free, then after that you can pay $10 a year, or $25 for a lifetime membership and list all the books you want. I have 190 up-and that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Better posts to come in the future!