Today I want to talk about unfinished projects. While this blog is directed at writing projects, it can be applied to projects ranging from crafts to home improvement.. With three unfinished manuscripts, half a dozen unfinished short stories, and a pile of notes on projects in the development stage, I’m an expert on unfinished projects! The first step is to identify why you don’t finish your projects. Once you identify the why, you can tackle the how. The final step is to actually complete the work. In this post I will talk about the three barriers that prevent me from finishing a project: distraction, boredom, and fear. Distraction In a…
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Road Map for Writing Goals
It’s okay if you haven’t set your writing goals yet. Before you do, it’s important to take stock of your strengths and weaknesses. Once you have those nailed down, you will have a roadmap to improve your writing. Inventory The first step is to inventory your skills and assign them a value of strong, medium, or weak. What do I mean? Look at the chart below: Strong Medium weak Dialogue X Grammar X Punctuation X Character development X POV X Word choice X Voice X In this example, it is clear that improving punctuation…
