Staying Motivated in Staying Motivated in your Writingyour Writing

Writer to WriterWriter to WriterSeptember 20, 2014September 20, 2014

10:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.

Set a TimeSet a Time

Set a goal for your time Set a goal for your time

Work that is dueWork that is due Ideas that you have already startedIdeas that you have already started Ideas based on breaking news, or trending Ideas based on breaking news, or trending

topicstopics

Make your writing tangibleMake your writing tangible

Set Imaginary goals/ deadlinesSet Imaginary goals/ deadlines

Imaginary GoalsImaginary Goals

Word count, page countWord count, page count Weekly writing projectsWeekly writing projects ContestsContests

Use motivational toolsUse motivational tools

Social mediaSocial media AlmanacsAlmanacs Books of DaysBooks of Days

Don’t ForgetDon’t Forget

GrammarGrammar VocabularyVocabulary Sentence structureSentence structure SpellingSpelling

Know why you are as as a Know why you are as as a writerwriter

I am Here

My town

My Partner

My children

My Work

My friends

I am from

Parents

Home town

Schools

Places I have gone

Work I have done

What was done to me

I am

I think

I feel

I like

I don’t like

What I do well

Read Good StuffRead Good Stuff

Read good booksRead good books Read contemporary booksRead contemporary books Read blogsRead blogs Read books about how to writeRead books about how to write

Do more than one Do more than one type of writing?type of writing?

Work in more than one medium