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sidhe_faerie Getting back into the habit… writing habit that is
Looking at my word totals for the last few years and my failure to make word goals I realized that I needed a new approach to this writing thing.
Back when I started writing I wrote some words every day. It didn't matter how many just that I wrote. I had huge word counts back then. I wasn't even trying to make a goal back then.
I haven't reached my pledge goals for two years and I haven't done well with NaNoWriMo or Camp Nano. I'm getting discouraged with my writing. That's not good. I need to build my confidence up again. I need more success and less failure.
I've been with “Get Your Words Out” for a few years now. I'm going to try something different. Instead of making a word count pledge I'm going to try a habit pledge. Not the uber one but a more obtainable one.
This year my pledge will be writing 240 days for the year. I will be doing the Journeyman pledge.
Even if I only write 25 words a day. I will be getting back into the habit of writing. I will be finishing something. Finishing is good.
I may even forgo Big Bangs and Fests. Well. Maybe. I’m not going to hold myself to that one but I am thinking of not overwhelming myself with deadlines. I need to relax more and just create for the sake of creating.
I will go back to the monthly update posts and keep track of my words just to see how I'm doing. Maybe next December I can go back to a word pledge. Fingers crossed!
Looking at my word totals for the last few years and my failure to make word goals I realized that I needed a new approach to this writing thing.
Back when I started writing I wrote some words every day. It didn't matter how many just that I wrote. I had huge word counts back then. I wasn't even trying to make a goal back then.
I haven't reached my pledge goals for two years and I haven't done well with NaNoWriMo or Camp Nano. I'm getting discouraged with my writing. That's not good. I need to build my confidence up again. I need more success and less failure.
I've been with “Get Your Words Out” for a few years now. I'm going to try something different. Instead of making a word count pledge I'm going to try a habit pledge. Not the uber one but a more obtainable one.
This year my pledge will be writing 240 days for the year. I will be doing the Journeyman pledge.
Even if I only write 25 words a day. I will be getting back into the habit of writing. I will be finishing something. Finishing is good.
I may even forgo Big Bangs and Fests. Well. Maybe. I’m not going to hold myself to that one but I am thinking of not overwhelming myself with deadlines. I need to relax more and just create for the sake of creating.
I will go back to the monthly update posts and keep track of my words just to see how I'm doing. Maybe next December I can go back to a word pledge. Fingers crossed!