Don’t Sweat the Ups and Downs

Don’t Sweat the Ups and Downs

There are always going to be up days and down days. That’s life, not just writing, but this is primarily a writing blog so, let’s talk about the ups and downs of writing.

I set daily writing goals. For me it’s word count. For some, it’s pages. For others, it’s time spent writing. Whatever the measuring tool, unless you set a very low bar, there will be days you miss your target.

I’ve taken a page from James Scott Bell’s playbook, where he suggests setting weekly goa...