Posts Tagged ‘writing goals’
Becoming a Better Critique Partner
Posted by: claireflaire on: June 7, 2011
- In: writing
- 2 Comments
I’m fortunate to have two critique partners who pour over my work with a commitment to make me a better–and published–novelist. The three of us have been on this journey for a couple of years now and I know how valuable it is to have writers I trust comment on my work. I often think of [...]
Waiting for the Muse: Staying Motivated to Write
Posted by: claireflaire on: October 19, 2010
- In: writing
- 4 Comments
I can come up with lots of reasons to not work on my fiction. There are deadlines for articles, baskets of laundry waiting, roasts that need defrosting. The hardest thing is to keep my butt in the chair, putting words on the page, delving into my characters and showing—not telling. I realize this is part [...]
Journey to Your Dream
Posted by: Sharon C Cooper on: January 28, 2010
- In: writing
- 3 Comments
Les Brown said it best when he said “it’s better to be prepared for an opportunity, than have an opportunity and not be prepared.” We all have the desire to accomplish a goal or see a dream manifest, but are we ready? If an opportunity that you’ve been hoping for presented itself, would you be [...]
Year-end Writing Blues
Posted by: pageadaywriters on: December 24, 2009
- In: writing
- 2 Comments
I found this year’s writing goals when I cleaned out my office, a.k.a. the formal dining room, to get ready for holiday visitors. It’s not like I didn’t have the goals memorized. I even had measurable objectives listed to make sure I got from Point A to Point B to Point C, and so on. I [...]
Who are we?
