Writing is like driving at night in the fog.
You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
– E. L. Doctorow
Today is Day 323 of the 2020 Daily Writing Challenge.
Did you write yesterday?
My year-end countdown has begun, and what a wild ride 2020 has been. The adage says what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. I’m not dead, yet therefore I must be tougher right? The question becomes — How much can I accomplish before we ring in the new year?
It all starts with a well-conceived strategy, and mine includes a master list of 100 activities to help me reach my annual writing goal. It may sound impossible, but many items are almost insignificant and require fewer than 15 minutes to finish. They are micro-actions, minor jobs that, while they are crucial, they are the ones I repeatedly push to tomorrow.
My new resolution is to stop multitasking and instead concentrate on finishing one task before starting another. I have dedicated a cute notebook to collect random thoughts that often distract me from my current job. I aim to eliminate some low-priority habits and devote my time to higher valued assignments. Each evening, I will organize tomorrow’s calendar and schedule my most important activity in the top slot of my To-Do list. I pledge to complete that job before doing anything else. It means moving my daily writing session from afternoons to first thing in the morning. Well, second after my coffee, of course. November and NaNoWriMo begin on Sunday, and I need to incorporate the challenge into my routine.
Will you participate in NaNo? Do you have a plan? What can you achieve in the next few weeks?
Let us know in the comments below.
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
I tried to participate in the November writing challenge but I got burnt out so fast!! I was trying to write a continous story but realized the challenge was not the best way for me to move forward with that project. I hope to spend time in Dec writing vignettes for the story!
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Like most things in life. One size does not fit all. 😄 I often use challenges like this as a suggestion, a jumping off point that stirs me to make progress. It sounds like you have made a lot of progress Liyona. You are to be congratulated. 🎉
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Thanks for the encouragement! I am excited to get started again 🙂 Best of luck to you as well! Lets keep writing!
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Thank you for sharing. 😊
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Always a joy reading and sharing your posts with followers, My Dear!!
xoxox 😘💕🌹😁
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