Write 182,500 fictional words between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2011
- Specific: Write at least 500 words every day
- Measurable: Post the weekly total every Saturday at DUF using the Writertopia progress bar
- Keep track of daily progress with a marathon spreadsheet
- Action-oriented: Finish Stellar Gift of Death by March 20, 2011
- Finish a 5000-word short story for Triangulation submission by March 31, 2011
- Finish steampunk mystery
- Finish another story in the Piper of Shadows universe
- Finish the "Blue Man on the Porch"
- Realistic: Finish four original stories before any fanfiction
- Trackable/Time-based: Each story has a marathon tracker of its own, and metrics are posted daily at DUF
- Specific: Submit to six markets by Dec. 31, 2011
- Measurable: Find a tracking method that I can update without fuss.
- Action-oriented: Look for 12 markets
- Realistic: Send out at least one story in February, April, June, August, October, and December
- Have conversations with the Fear Monger; it helps
- Trackable/Time-based: Honestly note the anxiety over each submission on tracking method
