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~*~Challenge Yourself~*~
Set a goal, choose an incentive, and make it happen!
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~*CHALLENGE YOURSELF*~
Set a goal, choose an incentive, and make it happen!


Round 1 Theme: Writing
Sign Up By: August 19
Complete By: August 31
Final Check In Date: September 7
Incentive Choices: 2 reviews, 1,000 Gift Points, or a cNote
Extra Incentive: If at least 5 people sign up, 1 randomly chosen participant will ALSO receive a merit badge or awardicon for completing his/her challenge


Set A Goal:
Pick a goal that will be challenging for you. Put yourself outside your comfort zone. The degree of difficulty is up to you. If you feel ready to really push yourself, go for it! If you only are up for taking a small step, that is fine, too.

Your goal can be something that you work on daily (or a set number of days) between now and the end of the round (ie "Write a poem at least once every other day")... or it can be one specific goal ("Write 5,000 words by August 31.")

Your view on the theme is up to you. Maybe an important "Writing" goal for you is not about how much you write, but about what you write.

This is NOT a competition with the other participants... only a challenge to yourself.


Choose An Incentive:
What is motivating to you? We all strive for different things!
This round, you have a choice between reviews, Gift Points, or a cNote.
The incentives are pretty small right now. For future rounds, I hope to have them be a bit larger. It is also possible that I will come up with a way to set "levels" of incentives, based on the challenge involved. Since the goals will be so individualized, though, I haven't quite figured out how that would work.


Make It Happen:
Spend the time between now and the August 31st working on your goal. Feel free to come back and post your progress, ask for strength, or anything else you may need or want along the way.

When you complete your goal, make a post stating so (preferably with an unmistakable title so I don't miss it Wink.) Since things may get in the way of you coming online, you have one week from the end of the round to post about your progress.

Even if you did not complete your goal, post letting us know how you did. (There WILL be partial credit!)


More Information:
I plan on hosting future rounds, but will NOT make this be continuous. I know that I, for one, stop being motivated by things that never stop (unless its Ani DiFranco or Congress Of Starlings *Laugh*!)

In the future, there may be a program for turning these monthly/few week goals into longer-term ones. I haven't yet decided how this will happen. If you are ever interested in this possibility or if you have ideas, let me know.

If something isn't clear or if you have any questions, feel free to ask.


What We're Working On:
*Bullet*GeminiStar - Write at least one new poem everyday. (for 1,000 Gift Points)

*Check1*Tigger thinks of Prancer -- Enter one writing contest (with a new piece of work or greatly edited one)

*Note*emerin-liseli -- Make it to the 50,000 word mark in novel (for 2 reviews)

*Check1**Star*Winter Hare -- Sit down for an hour three times, for a total of three hours, to work on my science fiction novel. (for 2 reviews, suggested items + extra incentive: merit badge or awardicon)

Nikola -- 200 words per day. (for 1,000 GPs donated to RAOK)

*Check1** §apph * -- Write a poem (in a different genre) every other day. (for 2 reviews)

*Check1*SG: Just a Girl Without Words - Write a short story (details in post.) (for cNote to Veronica is back! )

*Bullet*SueBear -- Be at the 5,000 word mark on my non-fiction book by the end of the month. (for 1,000 GPs donated to RAOK)

*Check1*terryjroo -- Write a NEW poem for a contest and enter it. (for 2 reviews, possibly including the entry)

*Check1*Completed Goal          *Note*Partial Credit          *Bullet*Checked In - Did Not Complete Goal

Thanks To These Terrific Donors:
terryjroo (August 14)
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>>>>>>ID #1579492 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 09-09-07 @ 11:50 pm

--->>ID #1579488 by emerin-liseli on 09-09-07 @ 11:30 pm

>>>>>>ID #1576499 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 09-04-07 @ 2:40 pm

#31. My goal
--->>ID #1576493 by * §apph * on 09-04-07 @ 2:33 pm

>>>>>>ID #1576384 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 09-04-07 @ 11:31 am

#29. My goal
--->>ID #1576307 by SueBear on 09-04-07 @ 7:11 am

#28. My Novel
--->>ID #1576101 by emerin-liseli on 09-03-07 @ 8:24 pm

>>>>>>ID #1572623 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 08-29-07 @ 6:13 pm

--->>ID #1572492 by Winter Hare on 08-29-07 @ 2:15 pm

--->>ID #1571532 by Winter Hare on 08-27-07 @ 7:30 pm

--->>ID #1568317 by SG: Just a Girl Without Words on 08-22-07 @ 2:18 am

>>>>>>ID #1568298 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 08-22-07 @ 1:21 am

--->>ID #1568206 by SG: Just a Girl Without Words on 08-21-07 @ 11:02 pm

--->>ID #1568147 by SueBear on 08-21-07 @ 8:49 pm

--->>ID #1568146 by SueBear on 08-21-07 @ 8:48 pm

>>>>>>ID #1568125 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 08-21-07 @ 8:18 pm

--->>ID #1568094 by Winter Hare on 08-21-07 @ 7:23 pm

>>>>>>ID #1567216 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 08-20-07 @ 9:55 am

>>>>>>ID #1567104 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 08-20-07 @ 12:27 am

>>>>>>ID #1567103 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 08-20-07 @ 12:24 am

>>>>>>ID #1567100 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 08-20-07 @ 12:18 am

>>>>>>ID #1566991 by Tigger thinks of Prancer on 08-19-07 @ 8:21 pm

--->>ID #1566987 by SG: Just a Girl Without Words on 08-19-07 @ 8:15 pm

--->>ID #1566290 by GeminiStar on 08-18-07 @ 11:41 am

--->>ID #1565259 by emerin-liseli on 08-16-07 @ 12:25 pm


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