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The first Wednesday of every month is the Insecure Writer's Support Group. Posts go up the 1st Wednesday of every month. Check it out here and join if you need support with your writing. Don't forget to stop by and say hi to the co-hosts: Ronel Janse van Vuuren , J Lenni Dorner, Gwen Gardner Sandra Cox, and Louise - Fundy Blue! January 6 question - Being a writer, when you're reading someone else's work, what stops you from finishing a book/throws you out of the story/frustrates you the most about other people's books? I actually haven't DFN many books. I'm either really good at picking books I know I will like or I am very easy to please when it comes to books. Of the ones I haven't finished, it's either because life got in the way and I set it down and just never picked it back up, the story and writing bored me and I lost interest, or it was too predicable and I wasn't in the mood for predicable cliches. NOW, ON TO MY INSECURITIES. It's 2021 and I'm both glad 2020 is over and terrified. Who knows what this year will throw at us. Will it be kind? Or make 2020 look like a walk in the park? I'm trying not to dwell on it too much. I can't control how the year plays out. Instead, I want to focus on what I can control: myself. I have a plan to release two books this year, get my mermaid series edited, and write on two WIPs. The plan is simple. There's not a lot packed in there, but that's on purpose. With my chronic health issues, I have to be flexible. I never know when I'll be knocked out by pain or for how long. By giving myself a simple and easily adjustable plan where I can schedule things ahead of time, I should be able to achieve my goals despite any wrenches thrown at me.  Before you pop off to other IWSG blogs, I want to invite you to join me in doing 365 Days of Gratitude Challenge. After the mess that was 2020, I decided to spend 2021 posting one thing per day that I'm grateful for. Or at least try to post every day. I'm going to miss some days, I have to be realistic and expect that. But I'm still going to do it because I want to spread something positive.
If you would like to join me, feel free to do it on whatever platform you want and how often you want. What you are grateful for can be as big or as small as you want. Use the hashtag #365gratitude. I'll try to stalk the hashtag on various social media so I can see who is joining me. What books have you set aside and why? Do you have a plan for 2021 or are you going to wing it? Would you like to join me in spreading something positive this year?
20 Comments
1/6/2021 07:23:33 am
Not planning too much and being flexible are good ideas. I'm getting better at keeping things a little looser, leaving myself some wiggle room. 1/6/2021 07:35:09 am
Wow. You have big goals! Flexibility is good. :) 1/6/2021 07:49:35 am
That's a great attitude. We can only control ourselves. 1/6/2021 09:05:32 am
It is always so important to focus on what we can control. 1/6/2021 09:19:33 am
You have a busy 2021 ahead of you.I trust it will be much, much better than 2020.
Anna
1/6/2021 10:48:30 am
Well you can't achieve a goal without setting one. Even if they aren't achieved, you'll be on the road to getting them done. Good luck in this coming year. :-) 1/6/2021 11:51:49 am
Those seem like good goals! I need to put some real thought into my goals, and how I hope to proceed. 1/6/2021 01:34:57 pm
I love that you're focusing on gratitude. I try to keep it at the forefront of my mind, but I'm terribly at consistently recording things either through social media or journaling. 1/6/2021 04:05:46 pm
I don't often have DNF anymore either. I think I've just become a better book-shopper--better at knowing if a book is "for me" before I crack the cover. 1/6/2021 05:12:55 pm
I just read an article to day about the best way to handle the long term stress this past year has caused is to concentrate on what you can control instead of focusing on what you can't. You're ahead of the advice. I also have a lot to grateful for. 1/6/2021 10:56:32 pm
They are good goals for the year. I love that you've made them flexible for your health. 1/7/2021 09:29:22 am
I've been following your days of gratitude on social media and I think it's a great idea. Unfortunately I just do not have the focus to be able to commit to doing anything that regularly. I'm taking 2021 just one day at a time! 1/7/2021 07:52:02 pm
Flexible goals is a win, any way you slice it. As we learned last year (and it’s soooo nice to refer to 2020 as “last year”), things can change and upend pretty much everything. That’s a constant at work; most of the goals we set in spring are moot by fall. May the flare-ups pass you by this year!
C. Lee McKenzie
1/9/2021 08:25:21 am
Very sensible to focus on yourself and your reaction to what's going on around you and not on what's beyond your control. You'll stay sane that way! 1/18/2021 06:10:21 am
That sounds like a busy year to me. Good luck with your goals. Keeping things flexible is essential because we never know what else the world will throw at us. 1/26/2021 06:20:21 am
Having a manageable set of goals is a great idea, especially if you struggle with pain. Sounds like you have an awesome plan for the year. Leave a Reply. |
