Before I set my 2012 editorial calendar in digital stone, I looked back at my best posts of 2011. What makes it to the 'best' list?
I checked to see which articles resonated most with my readers. Facebook 'Likes', tweets, comments, blog stats are all ways to see which posts make it to the 'best' list.
I'm also looking for a resonance from within. Which posts move me most? Which feel daring, which ones am I most passionate about?
Try this for yourself
Go back to your writing. What pieces did you complete and publish and which are your 'best'?
What can you learn about your writing patterns that will improve your writing next year?
Here's the list of my favorite articles for writers and creatives on the Original Impulse blog in 2011.
Shed the Weight of Procrastination
Creatively Stuck? Try Shapeshifting
Too Much on Your Plate? Mindmap Your Way to Sanity
Dumping Mr. Perfect
Listen to Find Your Writer's Voice
Spring Cleaning for the Body
Your Talent Is Not a Twinkie
Rebel at the Peril of Your Creativity
Organize Your Book with Index Cards
Following in Sylvia's Footsteps to Paris
See the World Through My Eyes
A Paris Sunday
The Disclaimplanation: Don't Do It!
Prioritizing for Creatives with Too Many Ideas