Creating Meaningful Writing Goals - WritersLife.org

Creating Meaningful Writing Goals - WritersLife.org     Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello again it's Peter here from Writer's Life and today creating meaningful writing goals when it comes to being a productive writer creating goals will help you stay focused and on track however creating goals that will actually help you achieve what you want to achieve requires some thought and planning it's easy to come up with a list of aims or things you'd like to accomplish in your writing but without putting more effort into fleshing these out it will be all too easy to ignore them so how can you create meaningful writing goals and ensure that you stick to them here are some helpful tips first have deadlines one of the most important things you can do when creating your writing goals is to give each one a deadline without a deadline there is no time frame and the goal itself becomes indefinite into endless be very careful when giving yourself deadlines too far in the future and you'll keep putting the work off too close to the present and it could send yourself into a panic find it too difficult to stick to them and then become disheartened with the process or together and next break them down when it comes to meaningful goal-setting writing down the goal itself simply isn't enough starts with a big picture but then make sure your goals have been broken down into manageable bite-sized chores if you don't do this the goal could seem too overwhelming by giving yourself smaller tasks you'll be able to note your progress and feel so much better about what you are achieving and next figure out the how having massive life-changing writing goals such as getting ones book finished and published are brilliant however by not figuring out how you're going to achieve this it's all too easy to become stressed and worried about the enormity of such a task to make your goals meaningful you need to create a plan of exactly how you're going to achieve what you want to achieve this will take some thoughts but doing so means you are left with a clear set of instructions for yourself and you'll know exactly what you need to do to get where you need to be and next be realistic being realistic about your goals is also essential as writers we must face certain facts there are some things that are simply out of our control while having a dream of being an international bestseller it's brilliant we must accept that there is a huge amount of competition out there and many writers remain working away for years and years before they see any kind of success even then there are no guarantees being realistic about what you want to achieve and modifying your goals so they are based on things you know with hard work and effort you can definitely reach will make the process so much more satisfying and rewarding when you get there and next be flexible remember you might find during your writing project where your goals change make sure your goals are flexible and take the time to review them regularly to make sure they are in line with what you actually want and you haven't outgrown them if something is no longer part of your plan just change it remember your goals are there to give you a sense of focus and make you feel great when you have achieved them they are your goals and no one else's so as long as you are happy with them and working towards them that's all that matters and don't forget if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free writers toolkit can help with it you'll learn how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's right http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit that's it for now   be sure to give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel for more and I'll see you next time