tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post8127656746737647637..comments2024-03-29T04:15:38.341-07:00Comments on Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): A Writer's Resolutions: A Template for Setting a Kick Ass New Year's GoalChris Brecheenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-13468242996330612682019-01-03T08:05:32.408-08:002019-01-03T08:05:32.408-08:00Well 100% of my advice comes with a "Do what ...Well 100% of my advice comes with a "Do what works for you" disclaimer, but it sounds like you need to set different KINDS of goals rather than be less specific. Like... "I'm going to work for three hours a day, six days a week, unless I'm sick, until I'm DONE" (Or something like that) That way you don't end up with thirty pages of filler in your novel. :-p Chris Brecheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819138776404280633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2660089177097719300.post-65290118349706069022019-01-03T07:55:18.894-08:002019-01-03T07:55:18.894-08:00Ha, it's rare that I disagree with you, but 4....Ha, it's rare that I disagree with you, but 4. doesn't work for me. If I promise myself specifically to write 250 pages and end up with 220, I will feel I'm a total failure and didn't meet my goal. My own writing goal is to get the first novel published and work on the second one. The first one seems quite specific, but while I do have a specific date in mind I won't feel like a failure if I miss it. The second is not specific at all, because I learned by now that the moment I start planning and making deadlines is the moment I ensure I will fail at one of them and consequently feel that I failed at EVERYTHING.Bjørn Larssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01342442763524741683noreply@blogger.com