Motivation and Persistence

 

Terry here with our question of the week: How do you hold yourself accountable? Do you insist on doing a certain number of words each day or a certain amount of time? What happens if you don’t meet the goal? Is there punishment? Do you give yourself treats for meeting goals? 
 I’m highly motivated, and I do have my method. When I’m in full-out first draft writing mode, I insist on writing 2,000 words a day. They don’t have to be “good” words. Just words. Something to move the story along. That...