On Goals
Good Morning!
I'm working on The Dream this morning. Unfortunately, it's Monday, so back to my day job. I've learned over the past years that writing is like blacking out, when I get involved with my characters, I lose entire days to my stories. Then I get behind on other tasks. I now know, though, after completing Dead Perfect in a month, that I can write a novel in a month and work a full time job. If I could stick to that schedule, which I cannot, I could write twelve novels a year. It wouldn't be long before I would have to replenish my idea list. Of course, I would have no life. And I would have no time for other opportunities to sell my books and get out in the public.
Ah, but what a lofty goal that would be to achieve. I suppose just knowing that it is possible for me to write a novel so quickly and complete it by a deadline is goal enough. I always wondered if it were possible, if I had it in me to write to a deadline. I thought I would choke near the end, get a bad case of writer's block, or have a nervous breakdown! But I didn't do any of those things. I actually finished on time. What a wonderful feeling to know that I can achieve anything I set my heart, mind and soul to achieving. One day I will be a best selling author. Why? Because that is what I have wanted all of my life and I now am driven to achieve that goal. It's not about money, fame, or titles. It's about me reaching a goal. It's about me telling that one story that the whole world wants to read. It's about me earning the opportunity to stand at the top of that mountain peak and know that I met my number one goal in life.
Enough dreaming! It's back to my normal routine, write a little bit, exercise a little bit, grade papers, and off to work. My goal is there, within reach, and each day I move an inch or two closer to it. The mountain is still high, and I'm a long way from the top, but every day, every step, I move closer.
I'm working on The Dream this morning. Unfortunately, it's Monday, so back to my day job. I've learned over the past years that writing is like blacking out, when I get involved with my characters, I lose entire days to my stories. Then I get behind on other tasks. I now know, though, after completing Dead Perfect in a month, that I can write a novel in a month and work a full time job. If I could stick to that schedule, which I cannot, I could write twelve novels a year. It wouldn't be long before I would have to replenish my idea list. Of course, I would have no life. And I would have no time for other opportunities to sell my books and get out in the public.
Ah, but what a lofty goal that would be to achieve. I suppose just knowing that it is possible for me to write a novel so quickly and complete it by a deadline is goal enough. I always wondered if it were possible, if I had it in me to write to a deadline. I thought I would choke near the end, get a bad case of writer's block, or have a nervous breakdown! But I didn't do any of those things. I actually finished on time. What a wonderful feeling to know that I can achieve anything I set my heart, mind and soul to achieving. One day I will be a best selling author. Why? Because that is what I have wanted all of my life and I now am driven to achieve that goal. It's not about money, fame, or titles. It's about me reaching a goal. It's about me telling that one story that the whole world wants to read. It's about me earning the opportunity to stand at the top of that mountain peak and know that I met my number one goal in life.
Enough dreaming! It's back to my normal routine, write a little bit, exercise a little bit, grade papers, and off to work. My goal is there, within reach, and each day I move an inch or two closer to it. The mountain is still high, and I'm a long way from the top, but every day, every step, I move closer.
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