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Magazine Writing Goals For 2013 And Beyond

By on January 7th, 2013

Happy New Year all you writers out there! If you have already been published in print, I wish you more of the same in 2013, and if you haven’t yet made it in this arena, may this be your year to shine! Today we’re going to talk goal setting for all print writers. I know it sounds basic, but it really isn’t. Here are my 8 best goal setting tips for you to try on for size this year: Set only a few goals. Setting a reasonable number of goals helps insure you can focus on them and not get …

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2009 Freelance Writing Goals: Mid-Year Check-in

By on July 9th, 2009

At the beginning of the year, we tend to set our freelance writing goals, or resolutions. But sometimes we take a set it and forget it approach. Now that we’re in July, we’re a bit more than half-way through the year. I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the progress we’ve all made so far. Take a look at some of your goals set at the beginning of the year, and see how you’re doing. Here are mine: I want to flip at least 6 sites. (Probably not going to happen. I flipped 2-3 early, and …

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Measuring Your Writing Goals

By on January 18th, 2009

While drafting my current mystery novel, I’ve set word count goals to keep me focused and chugging along. That basic goal is to write a bare minimum of 500 words per day, five days per week. So far, so good. I’ve noticed something though–I find myself struggling to hit that 500 word mark. Uh oh. My hope what that at least one or two days each week I’d write significantly more than that. The problem almost seems to be that I’m too conscious of the word count. I finally knicked the habit of wanting to edit everything I write in …

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