Why am I an Insecure Writer this month?
Because we're nearing the end of the year, and as usual, I haven't met my writing goals.
Hey, at least I did better than last year, and that should count for something, right? The important thing is that I tried.
I tried
So let's tackle this month’s IWSG question:
As you look back on 2017, with all its successes and failures, if you could backtrack, what would you do differently?
The answer is probably not too much. I pushed myself to submit something to both my monthly critique groups, no matter how much it hurt, and as a result, I wrote more words this year than ever before. Still not as much as I might wish for, but life insists on getting in the way, so unless I quit my day job, there's a limit to how productive I can be.
I guess one bad habit is my tendency to take it easy after a really productive writing session. I’ll feel so good about what I accomplished that day, I’ll often take a break the next day, even if I have time available for writing. A couple more days will pass, and before I know it, my slothfulness will have cancelled out my one productive day. I need to follow up a good day of writing with another one, and another one...
Another big problem was the lack of posts on my blog during the last several months. Some of that can be blamed on spending extra time working on my story, but part of it was laziness, and that's something a writer like me can't afford.
Still, I look forward to the beginning of the year. That's when we all get together and announce our resolutions and writing goals. It'll be a heady time!
ChemistKen
I guess one bad habit is my tendency to take it easy after a really productive writing session. I’ll feel so good about what I accomplished that day, I’ll often take a break the next day, even if I have time available for writing. A couple more days will pass, and before I know it, my slothfulness will have cancelled out my one productive day. I need to follow up a good day of writing with another one, and another one...
Another big problem was the lack of posts on my blog during the last several months. Some of that can be blamed on spending extra time working on my story, but part of it was laziness, and that's something a writer like me can't afford.
Still, I look forward to the beginning of the year. That's when we all get together and announce our resolutions and writing goals. It'll be a heady time!
ChemistKen
