New day, new beginning

​Resolutions are dumb but here’s why you should make them anyway…

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​First, I know what you're thinking -- "It's February, why are we talking about resolutions? That's so last month." But hokey as it sounds, today really can be the first day of the rest of your life. Don't let the fact you didn't create your game plan for getting writing done in January keep you from making the commitment to do better starting right now.

In the beginning of 2021, I joined Weight Watchers with a couple of friends and this time (I’ve been a member off and on for years with very mixed results) it actually worked.  What was different?  Having accountability buddies – people who weren’t there to judge me when I stumbled, but cheered on my successes and encouraged me to keep trying.
 
Also at the end of 2020, beginning of 2021, I vowed this would be the year I’d publish my novel.  Mind you, I’ve written several and kept them safely tucked away in my computer files where no haters could touch them, but having gone through so much in the past couple of years I decided it was time to take a leap.  You know what?  Not only did I self-publish a novel, I went on to sell two novellas and a full length novel to a publisher. 
 
What do you want to accomplish today?  Not for the year or the month, but take it a piece at a time.  What can you do today to get you closer to your goal?  How about –

• Setting a weekly word goal rather than daily, so if one day gets away from you, you don’t have to waste time futilely beating yourself up, just make it up tomorrow
• Join or create a writer’s group less to critique each other’s work (unless that’s what you want) but to help the members stay accountable
• Suffering from writer’s block? Try some writing exercises like these from Aaron Sorkin
• Read a script by a writer you admire for some inspiration
• Work with a coach for feedback and gain clarity about what your story needs

Whatever you choose to do, make a plan. As my Weight Watcher leader likes to say, a goal without a plan is just a wish.

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