Thanks for being with me throughout 2009 and I hope you have a great 2010!

I'm going to be away until January 7 or so due to my wedding, etc. I promise to post some pictures of Kyoto later. :)

These days I've discovered a new treat called kawahagi mirin. It's basically a filefish fillet marinated in Japanese mirin and dried. I like to roast it over an open flame on the stove before eating it.

So as I was roasting two, I told Hero Material: Hey don't you think this is just like some post-apocalyptic world?

Hero Material: Huh?

Me: You know, it's like the world just exploded, and we have to cook over the open flames!

Hero Material: *laughs*

Me: What?????

Hero Material: In your post-Apocalyptic world, you can get flames by pressing a button?

Me: Well…it's kinda important to be able to make hot food…

Guess I won't last very long in Hero Material's version of the post-apocalyptic world.

Wow! Look at that octopus using coconut shells to make a shelter for himself!

I got so many people expressing interest in the group. I'm happy to say that we have six people, including myself, in the weekly accountability group, and we've started our first week. Since I wanted to keep the group fairly small to keep the email traffic manageable, I'm afraid the group's currently closed.

In case you wanted to join but missed your chance, feel free to start your own group with like-minded people. Yahoo Groups is free, and it's easy to set up. :) If there's an opening in my accountability group, I'll update the blog.

Thanks and good luck, everyone!

A couple of weeks ago, I saw this video on YouTube. It's about forming a weekly accountability group. Please watch it if you'd like:

Okay. Done? :)

I think it's a brilliant idea to have an accountability group with goals that are tailored to individual members. I've been in groups like “100 words a day” or something, which is great for some people, but for me, I need more flexibility. I don't (and sometimes can't) write 100 words/day, and there are times when I want to take a week off to read or do research or whatever.

I also thought identifying the most highly leveraged activity(ies) for each week was fantastic. Not all activities are created equal, and some give you better return than the others.

So I figured I'd create a group. Laura (the lady who made the video) said she does it over the phone, but I thought maybe a mailing group might be easier, so people can post their previous week's results and share their new week's goals with the group on weekends.

Anybody with me? If so, sign up below or click here. To make the group more manageable, I'm thinking about limiting it to about 4-6 serious career-minded writers.

Thanks!

Subscribe to Weekly Accountability Group

Hey gang,

I'm up (under my pen name, Angelle Trieste)! Please check it out, esp. if you are interested in how I celebrate the holidays! (Remember, my father is Korean, I'm American, and Hero Material and I live in Japan.)

All you have to do is comment and answer a scavenger question. (Which is very very easy!)

http://editortera.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/kindle-contest-day-7-angelle-trieste/

Good luck!