My #AcWriMo Goals for November

Happy Academic Writing Month (#AcWriMo)! November IS #AcWriMo… however as a student every month is #acwrimo… BUT in an effort move forward on a few writing deadlines and projects I thought this accountability would change my typical “creative process.”

#AcWriMo main features include:

• Setting academic writing goals
• Writing down said goals & tracking (see the AcWriMo 2013 Writing Accountability Spreadsheet) collectively
• Strategy sharing for #AcWri
• Sharing my progress (will be weekly for me)
• WRITE!!!! (most important)
• Show results (see spreadsheet & future blog posts)

I have participated in this #acwrimo in the past, and I thought that this type of peer/social pressure was very productive. I liked the idea of declaring goals, being accountable and tracking my writing progress in chunks. I also think that this will be a very useful practice to step up my word count and complete writing projects that need to be completed.

My #AcWriMo Goals for November:

1.  Complete my doctoral dissertation proposal so that it is ready to DEFEND to my committee.
2. Finish Technology in Advising for Higher Education manuscript to submit to the NACADA Journal.
3. #iConf14 Social Media Expo – paper & video for conference.
4. Complete a minimum of 2 blog posts per week – on writing progress and projects.

Here is how I plan on achieving these goals:

1. Write for a minimum of two 60 minute time blocks per day.
2. Have a total of 750 words per day written.
3. Logging my projects, words written, and more to the #acwrimo accountability spreadsheet.
4. My Tweeps & other social networks can call me out and inquire at ANY time to see how I’m doing.

Are you going to JOIN IN THE #AcWriMo FUN? You should!