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At this point, I’m not even going to address if I’m late. Because it’s getting a bit redundant. I’ve proven to the world I’m not good with deadlines, everybody’s thinking it, I’m just saying it okay let’s move on.
p.s. hi Brooke thanks for following!
It’s way past week two in About the Author August and today we’re discussing prompt no. 5: writing goals. Which if I’m honest is a foreign concept to me. I tend to work on my projects for hours and hours every day for six months and then not touch it for another six months. Such behavior is frowned upon in most writing societies because while it may be creatively effective it is not productive in the least and at that rate my book will be published when I’m 100 🧙♂️ So, today I’d like to establish some writing goals for myself.
Soooo, how do I do that?
I used this video to help myself set goals. I love Kate’s channel. She is so productive it scares me. Goals scare me too. If I say I'm going to do something part of me doesn't want to do it anymore. Very counterproductive.
1: NaNoWriMo
could this be the year I finally participate in nanowrimo?? I have been “planning” on doing nanowrimo for maybe like 7 or 8 years (I know. I know. My procrastination skills are off the charts) but I would either remember late in December “oh yeah nanowrimo happened” or start and then trail off after a couple of days of writing. However, I’ve gotten much better at taking action and prioritizing things that make me happy or interest me this year. I also have a full draft of sleepy hollow at my disposal which would help a lot even if I don’t plan on the story remaining the same as the first draft. I could at least get words on a page. This won't be an official GOAL goal, since I'm hopefully going to be moving over the winter but I could at least set my own word count goal of 20,000. It's a thought.
2. blogging
one of my greatest joys so far this year has been blogging. It's very therapeutic for me. I would like to continue writing posts and be semi consistent with them. I don't want my blog to turn into one of those commercial flavored, ad speckled, robot mommy blogs. I want my posts to remain genuine.
3. freelance classes
this is exciting. I'm looking forward to learning all about freelancing. I have an online program that I'd like to complete before I begin my freelance journey.
4. go writing in a cafe once a month
this isn't necessary but I imagine it would be quite fun. I've never gone on a solo coffee trip to write but I hear it makes it feel like you're out at work so it stimulates progress. I would like to try to go once a month. Maybe I'll find it very productive or maybe I'll be so worried people are reading what I'm writing over my shoulder and judging my first draft that I'll stare at my computer and pretend to type we'll see.
5. begin to build a writing portfolio
this is a long term goal. Once I complete my freelance writing course I would like to build a portfolio of blog posts, articles, stories, copy writing etc. to show future employers.
What are your writing goals?
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