Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

Did You Meet Your 2018 Writing Goals? I Didn’t — and That’s OK

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Here’s a confession: I didn’t meet most of my writing goals this year. But that’s actually OK.

If the same thing happened to you, maybe looking at what went wrong in my writing world can help you take steps to figure out what went wrong in yours — and how to do a little better in 2019.

Finish a draft of a novel

Did I do it? Nope!

Why not? Because I had way too many goals and just didn’t quite get to this one.

How will I do better next year? I’ll have to set fewer goals. Or try to, anyway. I get preoccupied when there are too many things going on at once, and to help myself focus, I need to try giving myself fewer things that could distract from what’s most important.

Focus is vital when trying to meet more than one writing or creative goal at…

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4 responses to “Did You Meet Your 2018 Writing Goals? I Didn’t — and That’s OK”

  1. Didi Oviatt - Author Avatar
    Didi Oviatt – Author

    Same problem here, I had TOO many goals to actually complete them all! I think my goal for 2019 is just to be realistic haha! Happy New Year! :)

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    1. tracikenworth Avatar
      tracikenworth

      I’m just going with a word this year, “Doable.”

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      1. Didi Oviatt - Author Avatar
        Didi Oviatt – Author

        YES!

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        1. tracikenworth Avatar
          tracikenworth

          It’s so simple but so powerful too!

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