The last Christmas story has been left up longer than I expected due to unforeseen circumstances. Nevertheless, it has received a huge number of readers, and for that, I am grateful.
Christmas is behind us, and the New Year is creeping up. People make resolutions that they break in mere weeks. Writers set goals that end up forgotten, just like those resolutions. It's the human in us that makes it happen all too often.
For writers, I think the end of the year is a good time to make an assessment of your writing world. Ask yourself questions like these:
A. How often did I submit my work for publication?
B. Did I set aside writing time on a regular basis?
C. Did I act on the story ideas that swirled in my mind?
D. Did I have any of my work published in 2024?
E. Did I attend any writing workshops this year?
F. How many books on writing did I read this year?
G. How many first drafts are still in my files?
H. Am I still passionate about writing?
I. Am I discouraged about my writing world?
J. Did I make any money from my writing this year? If so, how much?
In other words, take a good look at your writing life over this past year of 2024. Do this before you make some goals for 2025. Consider the things you did right, and also those that you might improve on this next year. Be honest in your assessment. Nobody knows the answers but you, so tell it like it is.
If there are some things that you can change, make it a point to work towards doing so. As the poster tells us, it can be the small things you decide on or change that can have great bearing on your writing world.
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