How to Set Goals and Follow Through I know a lot of people who set New Year’s resolutions. You might have set some yourself just a few short weeks ago. Everyone wants to lose weight and get in shape. They want to improve their financial situation or tackle a neglected project. Or, like many of […]
Continue readingI find it odd that I am writing a blog post on motivation, particularly on sustaining motivation. I don’t exactly have the best track record for it. I do a little, then stop, then do a little more, and so on. In November 2005, I finally finished a novel with the help of NaNoWriMo, but […]
Continue readingBehold, the humble tomato. Commonly mistaken for a vegetable, possessing a host of nutritional benefits, and occasionally employed as a missile in contentious public debates, this tempting fruit has one more attribute many of us may not yet be aware of. Namely, it can help us with our writing. I know, I know, you’re skeptical. […]
Continue readingMotivation and I have a love-hate relationship. You see, I’m not someone who goes out of the way to set definitive goals. I have an idea in my head, not written down anywhere, mind you, of what I want to do. The problem is, my thoughts are usually too unfocused–in other words, downright nebulous–to write them […]
Continue readingThe biggest cause of misery for writers who have not succeeded (and one of the biggest causes of writers giving up in despair and quitting altogether) is this: Most writers think they have set goals when in fact they have embraced expectations. 4
Continue readingMulti-published author and head moderator Cat Gerlach asked a bunch of writers on the forums what their toughest writings were. Here are their questions and her answers. 9
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