By Lacey Gunter
It is near the end of September and I have been doing some assessments on my yearly goals. So far I am on schedule with my writing goals. I just need to finish my current picture book manuscript and write one more to complete my goals. I feel like my writing improves with each manuscript and I am happy with what I have accomplished so far.
However, I have come to the realization that I need to be setting some enabling goals for my writing. Here are some of the enabling goals I have thought of that will help me achieve my long term writing goals:
1. Goals for Reading: a number of books to have read, a proportion for how many should be within certain genres and what proportion should be recently published or high impact
2. Goals for Writing Education: college courses, writing workshops, conferences, webinars and seminars or any other useful learning opportunities
3. Goals for Submissions: the number or timing of submissions to agents and/or editors
4. Goals for Critiquing: the number of critiques each manuscript goes through, how often to engage with a critique partner or participate in a critique group
Do you have enabling goals for your writing and are there any you can add to this list that you have found to be helpful?
It is near the end of September and I have been doing some assessments on my yearly goals. So far I am on schedule with my writing goals. I just need to finish my current picture book manuscript and write one more to complete my goals. I feel like my writing improves with each manuscript and I am happy with what I have accomplished so far.
However, I have come to the realization that I need to be setting some enabling goals for my writing. Here are some of the enabling goals I have thought of that will help me achieve my long term writing goals:
1. Goals for Reading: a number of books to have read, a proportion for how many should be within certain genres and what proportion should be recently published or high impact
2. Goals for Writing Education: college courses, writing workshops, conferences, webinars and seminars or any other useful learning opportunities
3. Goals for Submissions: the number or timing of submissions to agents and/or editors
4. Goals for Critiquing: the number of critiques each manuscript goes through, how often to engage with a critique partner or participate in a critique group
Do you have enabling goals for your writing and are there any you can add to this list that you have found to be helpful?
Those are really good!
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