2018 will be here in just a couple short days. I'm still sitting here wondering where summer went. Looking ahead into the new year happening next week, I begin to think about my writing life in 2018. What projects will I accomplish? What goals will I set? If you're a writer or you want to get serious about writing in 2018, I can assure you that it's not going to happen on your own. You want to publish a book in 2018? Well, you're only going to get there if you work for it. But how do you create a writing plan for your new year? Well, here are some ways that I create mine: 1) Make it a realistic plan. Don't say, "In four months I want to publish a book," if you haven't even started writing a book because that timeline is probably not going to happen. By giving yourself small timelines to work on big projects you'll feel more stressed which could limit you from actually moving forward with your goal. Keep your plan realistic with realistic timelines and ideas. 2) Break it down into steps. Having a plan in mind of what you want to do or where you want to be in a year is a great thing. But having a plan and following a plan are two different things. Break your plan/goal into baby steps. These are things that you can do today or this week or this month to get closer to your goal. Don't overwhelm yourself. Keep these short and simple. 3) Actually do one of the steps today or this week. Yes, it's easy to create a plan and write out the steps you need to take, but sometimes it's harder to actually do the work of those steps. So make sure you actually put it into action and start stepping forward! 4) Remember that great adventures don't always go exactly how you planned. We can set our goals and make our plans and work towards those plans, but that doesn't always mean it's going to go exactly as we think it should. God has a bigger plan and His plan is so much greater than our own. He has a great adventure He's wanting you to walk with Him, and it's not always going to look how you think it should. And that's okay. It's still a great adventure. And He is still God. He knows what He's doing. What are some writing goals that you have for the new year? Share in the comments below! Happy New Year 2018!
Anna P.
12/30/2017 09:49:18 am
I love your ideas for a writing plan for 2018! Thank you so much for sharing those with us!! For 2018, my goal (s) is/are to publish my 4th book and possibly make a compilation of short stories I write throughout the year.
Bella Morganthal
12/31/2017 10:18:40 pm
That's awesome, Anna! I know you can do it! :)
Anna
1/2/2018 02:05:53 pm
Thank you for your encouragement always!!! <3
Olivia Bell (aka Livy)
1/3/2018 04:24:26 pm
A wonderful post, Bella! Your advice is always helpful! Some of my writing goals are getting my website up, and expanding my writing platform like we were talking about! And I'm still doing my one poem a month for a year, which is fun! And then there's my book... we'll see where that goes, hehe! =)
Bella Morganthal
1/4/2018 07:48:22 pm
Thanks, Liv! I CANNOT wait for your website to be up! :D Oh and yessss your book too :D <3 Comments are closed.
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