Every January, many writers—including me—list their writing resolutions for the New Year. These goals often focus on publication and productivity, such as: “Submit my completed novel to 15 agents.” “Write 3 short stories.” “Enter 2 speculative fiction contests.” “Write a new blog post twice a month.” “Finish the first draft of my new novel about…
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Celebrate Your 2018
As we approach the start of a new year, you may be brainstorming goals to set for 2019. You may also be looking back at what you did—or didn’t—accomplish in 2018. If you’re like me, you probably didn’t check everything off your 2018 list. You may be thinking, “I need to work even harder next…
February isn’t just for lovers. IT’S FOR WRITERS!!!!!
February is made for writing. Seriously. The weather sometimes sucks (unless you live in Colorado, like most RMFW writers), leaving us with no excuse but to get some words on the page. We’re also still in our honeymoon period with the hastily made New Year word count resolutions (by June it’s all over) we’ve made….
Tackling Your 2018 Reading Goals
Reading is one of the best things you can do to become a better writer. Reading work by more experienced authors shows you how they’ve tackled the same challenges you’re facing. It helps you see what works (and, sometimes, what doesn’t). Reading a variety of genres and styles sparks new ideas. Reading other authors’ voices…
You Can’t Win
Starting out a new year always seems like “Woo! A fresh beginning! A chance to start over!” with the implication that “This time, I’ll do it right!” Yeah. I’ve got a couple of nits to pick with that. First, the same applies to every morning. I prefer to look at each new day as a…