Writing Resolutions
Have you made your new year’s resolutions for your writing life yet? Determined how many words you’ll write every day or every week? Or how many minutes you’ll devote to your craft?
I’ve done all of that in the past. Sometimes I kept my resolutions; sometimes I didn’t.
This year, I’m trying something different. I am making a new year’s writing resolution, but it’s neither a lofty goal (get a novel published this year) nor a specific metric (get xx of pages written per week.)
I’m resolving to focus on how I feel when I write. My aim: enjoyment; contentment; a sense of satisfaction as I write (not just when I’m done!)
Writing is hard. I’m not trying to downplay the challenges that come with writing a novel or memoir. Not every moment of our writing lives can be “fun”. So in that sense, I might miss the mark on my resolution. But it’s not about meeting that goal for every minute of my writing time; it’s rather a reminder about why I write in the first place.
Because, overall, I like it.
If I can remember that one small, yet significant fact, then it won’t matter how many words a week I write, or how much time I spend every month.
It only matters that I’m doing something I love because I want to do it.
That’s my goal: to keep enjoying my writing, despite its challenges. Will you join me?