Jumpstart Your Writing Practice
Posted by Quinn Dalton on Mar 3, 2016 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Jumpstart Your Writing PracticeThese are the steps I’ve followed to establish a sustainable writing schedule and set reasonable goals. Join me to start — or restart — your writing practice!
- Get rid of obstacles—where can you find space in your schedule?
- Make physical space for your work—books, drafts, etc.
- Set a realistic writing schedule
- Set completion goals and deadlines
- Keep an idea file
- Carry a notebook
- Read
- Invest in yourself — conferences, workshops, resource books
- Go to readings — listen to authors talk about their work and craft
- Find two good readers
- Work on more than one thing at a time
- Send your work out
- Deciding when it’s ready
- Deciding where to send it