We all set them. Whether it’s for weight loss, achieving financial gain or for personal reasons, we all set out with goals or New Year’s resolutions each and every year. Did you finish that novel in 2009? Did you even start it?
Over the last few years, I’ve published two children’s books, and written two other chapter book manuscripts for young adults. The two chapter books have not been published yet, but as has been pointed out to me by those I’ve talked with is, “at least you have product to sell”.
We’d all like to publish that new best selling novel of 2010, but to do so we need to set some writing goals. I was totally unrealistic last year thinking I could write every day. It’s hard enough keeping up with a daily job, blogging and just enjoying life. They (whoever ‘they’ are) say that to get something you have to give something up. I’ve decided during winter I spend a little too much time in front of the TV. So, I’ve decided that for two nights a week I’ll give up two hours of TV and replace it with a writing project. From 7 to 9 pm, during which time there’s not much to watch anyway, I could be sitting and continuing work on my new novel.
When you pick a time to write, take into account the hours in the day when your mind is fresh and you are feeling creative. I’ve also decided to write on Sundays. Being the TV is taken up with football, (yikes get me outta here), I find myself escaping to a quiet area of the house for several hours until sports are over. I could be doing exercise, but hey, right now we are talking about writing resolutions in 2010 (we’ll save the ‘getting fit’ one’s for next year).
Whatever you wish to write, finding the ‘when’ is the hard part. Don’t be afraid to rearrange your day or week and schedule a time to fit in a little writing.
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