Setting Your Writing Goals for 2009
In just a couple of days - even less in some parts of the world - it will be 2009. It's the ideal time to plan ahead and set yourself writing goals and targets for the new year.
One thing about goals is that, to be of any practical use, they need to be specific. 'Make more money' from writing, while it sounds attractive, is too vague to be much help in motivating you.
A better goal might be 'to boost my writing income by 30 per cent this year'. Or, if you want something even more specific, 'complete my first book by the end of 2009'. Goals like these are much better because they give you a clear target to aim at and a yardstick to measure your progress.
I have a number of goals I want to achieve in 2009. Here are some of them...
* Create my first podcast.
* Start at least one new blog using the popular WordPress blogging system.
* Join HubPages and start creating my own Hubs.
* Join FaceBook (I can't put it off any longer!).
* Develop a new and radically different writing course idea I have been mulling over for some time now.
* Complete the writing course I am working on currently for a client.
* Write at least three more non-fiction books by the end of the year.
Those are just some of my writing goals for 2009. But I'd love to know, what are YOURS?
Please feel free to add them as comments to this blog post. Having your goals on display here permanently will give you an added incentive to achieve them. And naturally, at the end of the year I'll want to see evidence that you have done so!
One thing about goals is that, to be of any practical use, they need to be specific. 'Make more money' from writing, while it sounds attractive, is too vague to be much help in motivating you.
A better goal might be 'to boost my writing income by 30 per cent this year'. Or, if you want something even more specific, 'complete my first book by the end of 2009'. Goals like these are much better because they give you a clear target to aim at and a yardstick to measure your progress.
I have a number of goals I want to achieve in 2009. Here are some of them...
* Create my first podcast.
* Start at least one new blog using the popular WordPress blogging system.
* Join HubPages and start creating my own Hubs.
* Join FaceBook (I can't put it off any longer!).
* Develop a new and radically different writing course idea I have been mulling over for some time now.
* Complete the writing course I am working on currently for a client.
* Write at least three more non-fiction books by the end of the year.
Those are just some of my writing goals for 2009. But I'd love to know, what are YOURS?
Please feel free to add them as comments to this blog post. Having your goals on display here permanently will give you an added incentive to achieve them. And naturally, at the end of the year I'll want to see evidence that you have done so!
Labels: blogging, events, Inspiration, writing
Nick at 12:14 PM
2 Comments:
Hi nick,
Hmm, I hadn't thought about it until now! Ok, I'll go next then.
My writing goals for 2009 are:
To finish the three non-fiction books that I'm currently writing by the end of the year (hopefully way before then).
To start searching for a literary agent and hopefully land one by the end of the year.
To keep writing and developing my skills!
To feel like I've 'achieved' something with my writing this year (sense of achievement is a biggy for me).
I think that's about it for my writing goals maybe there are more that i havn't considered but I think they are BIG goals for this year.
All the best,
Russ
Many thanks for your contribution, Russ. I hope you succeed in achieving your goals.
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