It is the Third Week of 2011–Are you Getting it Done?

8 Easy Things To Do BEFORE You Start Your Novel

We all start out with good intentions, well, mostly.  It depends upon who does the judging.  But in the end, it is up to you.

I ran across an a blog post a few weeks back about starting that novel project.  With three weeks gone by I wonder if I am the only writer out there who hasn’t worked on some aspect of writing on a daily basis. 

Does writing every day define a writer?  I hope not.  Do roofers roof everyday?  Do artists mix paints and hit the canvas every day?  Is it okay to hobby at writing?  I’ll bet ‘Becca’s Bunnies’ that it is okay not to write every day.

Now, having forgiven the roofers and the still life painters, I still thought the topic was a good one to take on for the first hour of chat on Wednesday evening. 

I am sure the eight points can be applied to almost every type of pattern or goal we are trying to set for ourselves.  So, go read the article.  Then come to chat. 

I am encouraging published writers to come in and share what parts of the article work for you and what parts you would describe as ‘hog wash.’ 

Those of us who simply don’t write every day are welcome to share the reasons a daily writing goal is not the way it works for you. 

I imagine some of our most accomplished and multi-published authors do not make it to the keyboard day to day. 

Ignore all of the things I’ve brought up about roofing and painting, this is an article that addresses what to do BEFORE you start that novel.  I think together, we can add to the list.  I see they left out the snack supply, music or white noise and a nice clean white-board with a fresh dry-erase pen.

Drop by The Writer’s Chatroom on Wednesday, 19 January at 8PM Eastern Time, 6PM Mountain and sit a spell, take those shoes off and as always, don’t touch anything sharp. 

The January Contest is still Open for Comments Here. 

If I Should Die by Sally Franklin Christie