Well, here we are, at the beginning of a new year. It’s that
time when most people are making all kinds of resolutions, and writers are no
exceptions.
I’m not really one for resolutions, however. I’ve discovered
that they’re just big targets for disappointments. They hardly ever get accomplished,
and they just serve as a reminder of the failure of not meeting them through
the year.
However, I did feel that I needed to set some writing goals
this year. Last year, while I did get in some good writing, I didn’t get in as
much as I could have. Most of it, in fact, came during NaNoWriMo. The year
before that, however, I managed to write one 5,000 word story a week for the
whole year.
So, I thought, why is that? Well, it’s because I set myself
a goal, and then set up a blog to hold myself responsible to.
So, I’ve decided to do the same thing this year. I am going
to set myself a writing goal, and find some way to hold myself responsible to
meet it.
And I found it the other day with this fantastic little Twitter
hashtag and site started by Cara Michaels.
#WIP500
The idea is simple. Write 500 words a day for the whole
year.
500. That’s not so hard. It’s about a half hour of solid
writing for me.
So, that’s my plan. I’ve signed up to this sight, and plan
on writing 500 words a day for the year, and will log my progress with the site
above.
Thanks, Cara, for providing me with this much needed tool.
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