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Happy New Writing Year!

Posted by on Dec 30, 2011 in General | 1 comment
Happy New Writing Year!

Happy New Year!

Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? I am not one that does, however I do find it that it seems like a good time to take stock of things. The new year feels like a fresh, blank, slightly textured page.(Yeah, I do love paper) Granted, we can make changes in life anytime but upon the new year’s dawn, it seems to happen naturally for many of us. Probably just because of how society has done it for eons and we’ve been assimilated n whatnot ;)

I’ve found myself taking stock of many things, from home n hearth ideas to health/fitness goals to making serious notes about my writing plans for the next few weeks and months. Like many fellow writers, I have lots of great ideas scribbled on sticky notes(or typed into Evernote) but rarely go back and actually take one of those ideas and run with it.

When it comes to writing plans, perhaps it’s a good time to think about where you want your writing to go next. Do you want to finish you WIP–or actually START the damn thing, moving past those scribbled post it notes (or disjointed typed fragments in Evernote)?!? Is it writing for magazines you’re after? Web content?

Whatever your writing goals may be, choose one and make a true plan broken down into weekly and monthly goals–complete with dates and deadlines you set for yourself. This is my challenge. I wander, doing a bit of this and a bit of that, rarely completing writing projects except those with concrete deadlines set by others beside myself. So I challenge you to join me, pick a writing project you’ve wanted to do and go for it–starting a new or returning to a writing adventure is so exciting!
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Dana

Dana Britt is a freelance writer extraordinaire who loves the craft and never runs out of words--much to the dismay of her two teenagers.Years as a parent and caregiver have nurtured Dana's particular interests in children and psychology, subjects in which she is currently pursuing her degree. Dana can be found posting from time to time at Windows Wide Open when she is not writing or in the pursuit of a sunny spot in which to read.

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One Response to “Happy New Writing Year!”

  1. Shari Andrews says:
    01/05/2012 at 9:10 am

    Hi Dana, I think keeping motivated in whatever goal you set for yourself is hard and I think you are on the right track in enlisting others to help. It’s easier to stick to an exercise plan, diet etc. if you have others on your side and cheering you on.
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