Writing Goals

Today’s a good day to think about what you’d like to achieve as a writer over the next few months.  Perhaps you’d like to complete a short story byt Christmas, or finish a first draft of your novel for the New Year.  List your goals.  Try to keep them achievable, focused, clear – so write : Get a story ready for the Malahat Contest by Sept 30th rather than Work on that story. 

Here are a couple of suggestions for goals if you need a little inspiration:

Write for ten minutes every morning.

Write two poems on the theme of loss.

Get a draft of your novel completed and ready to be edited by January 1st.

Pin up your list somewhere you can see it regularly.    

Goals will keep you motivated – disciplining yourself is a big part of being a writer.  Time for me to get to work!