I haven't done anywhere near as well on my New Year’s resolutions as I hope to. Unfortunately real life got in the way big time. I had a huge deadline for the Evil Day Job that could not be altered (The IRS can be like that!!) which zapped all my time and energy.
However even without that deadline its still been a lot harder than it used to be. It really does feel like my writing muscles have atrophied. I haven’t used them like I used to over the past several months. Between promoting my release, the holiday’s and my new job, I’ve allowed my writing muscles to become weak. And it’s going to take a decent amount of work, energy and time to get them back to fighting shape, but I'm determined to do so.
And my New Year’s goals did their job. The days I was able to make my goals, it was because I pushed through to meet my promise to myself. Because I wanted to make one more red X on my calendar.
But in order to make my third goal (to submit something by the end of the month) I need to step it up. I need to push through the exhaustion. I need to make my writing more of a priority. That's the only way I'll be able to have a shot at the dreams I want to achieve. To keep pushing, to keep going, to work through the pain.
However even without that deadline its still been a lot harder than it used to be. It really does feel like my writing muscles have atrophied. I haven’t used them like I used to over the past several months. Between promoting my release, the holiday’s and my new job, I’ve allowed my writing muscles to become weak. And it’s going to take a decent amount of work, energy and time to get them back to fighting shape, but I'm determined to do so.
And my New Year’s goals did their job. The days I was able to make my goals, it was because I pushed through to meet my promise to myself. Because I wanted to make one more red X on my calendar.
But in order to make my third goal (to submit something by the end of the month) I need to step it up. I need to push through the exhaustion. I need to make my writing more of a priority. That's the only way I'll be able to have a shot at the dreams I want to achieve. To keep pushing, to keep going, to work through the pain.
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