Milestones

[prophet224]

So I've finally hit the 50k word milestone on my main project. Huzzah! I am extremely psyched. The first 50k took a LONG time to get out, not for lack of ideas but for procrastination and always putting something else first. Now I find my daily word count to have increased greatly and it is exciting.

If other folks out there use milestones (formally or informally), what are they? How do they help you? Are they of the '# words' variety or of other kinds (such as 'finally at subplot 1, plot point 2')?

Similarly, what else do you use to help motivate you? Thanks!

[shades of grey]

Woot! Well done Prophet

Music, handy snacks and writing different sections on different computers.

That way I have to reread what I have written and pick up way more that way.

Edit: rereading your posts is also helpful, lol.

[KevinEvans]

Deadlines motivate me.
Project Must be finished by.... Real or pretend (like NaNoWiMo)
With out a defined end date most of my projects languish until I have to finish them, usually the motivation is furnished by an outside event. (Like, I can't go to the con unless..)
Regards,
Kevin