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Writing Goals Part 2
Writing Goals Part 2
Over the next two weeks, a 10-part series for writers to consider what
we did in 2022 and will do in 2023.
This series of daily posts, starting yesterday and going through next
Friday (M-F), is not about resolutions which we make on December 31
and break by January 30… or sooner. This is not about wish lists and
ephemeral fantasies. This is about each of us committing
ourselves to ply the craft of writing day after day, to tell
stories only we can tell, and to end up with a tangible product
in our hand — a completed manuscript.
Writing is hard. It just is. It’s a lonely occupation, far too often we get
lost along the way, we have to fight off constant Inner Voices of
Negativity, and the competition is stupid insane. In the face of that I
guess what I’m hoping for in this effort is to enlist the entirety of the
Go Into The Story community to create a sum greater than the parts, a
spirit of I Can Do That which grows and grows, and pours out into each
of our little creative cups, feeding our souls and fueling our persistence.
Hence, 10 posts. First and foremost, I believe the best way to identify
simple, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely writing goals is to
do a thorough job of self-examination, which is what we are doing this
week, buttressed by some good, old-fashioned inspiration, which is
what is on the docket for next week. But there’s also this:
You may not be with us on Day 1. You may not catch up to us by Day 5.
Perhaps it may take you until Day 10. But make no mistake: This is a
Herald’s Call. The only way you are going to become a writer is by
being a writer. And the best way to be a writer is to make goals… and
meet the hell out of them.
If you missed the Day 1 post, you can catch that here.
Get curious about your Creative Self. Ask one or more of these
questions:
How about you? Where are you as a writer? How would you assess
where your Creative Self is just now? If it’s unclear, a piece of advice:
Go into a room, shut the door, turn off all electronic conveyances, and
ask yourself some of those questions noted above. What is your
Creative Self calling you to do as a writer?