It's been almost exactly a month since I started working on my writing goal for the year. So far I've been pretty successful. I missed one prompt completely (January 9: Write about a ceremony.), but I had other writing I was working on that day.
Some of my writing has really sucked, but it's been SOMETHING on paper (or computer as the case maybe). I'm also pleased to say I'm really proud of some of the things I've written.
Though initially my goal included posting what I wrote I quickly realized I limited my writing when I wrote with the intention of sharing, so having nixed that part of the goal I'm finding I'm writing a surprising amount of stuff I can't even share with my writing buddies.
Earlier this week I was disappointed when there was a day I didn't find inspiration for the prompt, or any other writing, and couldn't "catch up" for the prompt I missed in the next few days either, but a conversation this afternoon inspired an answer to that prompt.
My belated response to that prompt:
Outside my window,
lightning flashes,
streaking blazes,
as thunder rolls,
gray clouds grumbling,
across purple sky,
to the pounding pulse,
of torrential rain.
Prompt from A Writer's Book of Days: Look out your window; write what you see. (Jan. 20)
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I've always found that when I am frustrated because I was behind on a goal I've made that I need to think about how the goal is nourishing me. Once I've figured that out, it's easier to meet the goal (or realize that it needs to be adjusted).
ReplyDeleteAlso - I've found that building up to things helps a lot too. So maybe resolving to do one prompt a week, then two, etc. etc. etc. will help.
(Just my ramblings, feel free to disregard, ha!!)