I love a good challenge! Having a clear goal and a set time limit is great for motivation and tends to put a jet pack on my creativity. If you're the same, and looking for some writing challenges to do this year, this post is for you.
Challenges are listed in calendar order ;)
So, which writing challenges are you going to be taking part in this year? If you know of a great challenge I missed, please share the link in the comments section below.
Before I jump into today's post about setting writing goals for 2015, I'd like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the Holidays and are now feeling super charged to make 2015 your best year yet.
Why should you set writing goals?
The answer here is simple. You should set writing goals because they help you focus on what you want to accomplish during the year. Just the simple act of thinking about the goals you want to reach can be powerful. By writing them down, even more so.
What type of goals should you set?
This obviously depends on what you want to achieve. For most writers goals like "write an international best seller" will spring to mind. That's great! Dream big and go for it! A goal like that is a great thing to reach for but you'll need to break it down a bit before you can reach that point. More realistic goals would be things like "write at least 1000 words a day" or "write for an hour a day, every day".
Writing goals can also include marketing elements. Things like "Write at least 1 guest post per month" would fit into this category. "Write regular blog posts for my author website" would also be listed here. All the non-book writing stuff.
So now I've got you thinking about the different types of writing goals you can set for this year, what are your writing goals for 2015? Share in the comments below (making your goals public can be a great motivator ;))
