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2008 writing resolutions

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It’s that time of year for resolutions and goal-setting. I was going to avoid making New Year’s Resolutions–I never seem to keep them. Plus, I figure if they’re important enough to rank as a New Year’s resolution, why am I waiting until the new year to do anything about it?

But as a writing circle facilitator for SCN, I wanted my circle writers to think about what they want and expect from our circle over the next year (that exercise is as helpful for me as it is for them). So if I ask them to reflect upon their 2008 writing resolutions, it’s only fair that I do too. :)

  1. Write when I feel like it. This year, I’m not telling myself to write for 10 minutes every day or crank out 5 pages every week. That doesn’t work for me. I’m discovering that my creative energy ebbs and flows. So this year, I’m going to let myself write when the urge strikes and not try to force it. This also means I need to honor that urge and not put it off because I haven’t something else I can be doing.
  2. Publish a monthly podcast. I want to produce a podcast I’m proud of and that other SCN members find helpful. And I want to publish it on time, with no gaps. And, heaven forbid, without our newsletter editor having to yank the write-up from me at the last minute! :)
  3. Go deeper when I journal. My private journal over the last year or so has become very, um, boring. I get in a hurry and just write about what I did or what’s happened to me. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I’m not finding it very fulfilling. So this year I want to go deeper, delve more into my spirit and self when I write.
  4. Be a good writing group facilitator. I want my writing circle members to get as much from their SCN and writing experiences as I have, so I want to be a good circle facilitator. Things like posting my monthly prompts on time, responding to each writer in a meaningful way, and encouraging our members to keep up their own writing activities.
  5. Start a Houston writing circle. I’ve been working with an SCN colleague to launch a local Houston SCN writing circle but haven’t managed to get it off the ground yet. I crave more interaction with my writing sisters, so this year will see the launch of our new circle.

So there we go! These resolutions are general enough to keep, but important and specific enough to be attainable.