Goal setting is one of the most important things I do with my novels. In the midst of normal life (which included all three kids going to the dentist today for a check-up), it would be easy to put off writing “until tomorrow.”
Today, in the midst of my busy schedule (which also included a phone meeting with my editor concerning my novel, A Valley of Betrayal, which we are editing), I glanced down at one of my sticky notes. Read and take notes on 20 pages from the book The Passionate War. 20 pages isn’t much, but it’s something. So I read, took notes, and got a great idea for the opening of my novel (or at least an opening scene). I even wrote about 500 words.
Then, I got really interested. I read about 20 more pages, and one of the phrases in the book stuck a chord to me and got me thinking about possible titles. Because, yes, we still don’t have a title for this novel I’m writing!
What do you think about, “A Shadow of Treason” or “A Path of Deception”? Please comment!
So, in the end, you can see that much more got accomplished than a mere 20 pages. The important thing is CHOOSING a goal and WRITING it down. Like my friend told me today, “Writing it down makes it a goal, just thinking about it leaves it as a dream.”
On some days I fall short of my goals . . . or barely meet them. But, I usually find that most of the time I meet and exceed them.
What’s my goal for tomorrow? 75 pages of research and at least 500 more words on my manuscript. What about you?
I like Path of Deception.
Thanks for the vote!