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WRITING COMMITMENTS

What are your writing goals? Do you have any? If you intend to write, you have to make commitments to yourself. Yes, to yourself. You need to set goals that are reachable and maybe a bit challenging. If you are a writer, you know that writing itself is a challenge. There isn’t a day that passes that you shouldn’t write. Have you been published? No? Well, that’s your fault. Time? Do you have problems with that four-letter word too? Everyone does. It’s one of those words that creep up on your whether you want it or not. You have to make the time. You are responsible for your time. You can sneak in five or ten minutes at lunch time, bedtime, early morning. Do you drive to work? Get a little handheld recorder. You don’t have to hold it to your mouth in order for it to work. This may be a great time to do some description of settings, people and your surroundings. Here’s a simple plan: 1) Goal: I will write five minutes per day, no matter what! 2) Write: I will write anything, for five min

You Can Succeed Like These Authors!

Hello reading and writing friends. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Let’s look at 2010 as the year to grow, succeed and prosper. You can make that happen if you believe in yourself. Do you? If you don’t, then go to the mirror right now and say, “I believe in myself. I know I can succeed. I know I can make 2010 the year to prosper.” Do that every day. Put a goal on a piece of paper and sign it. I want you to put the paper in a place you will see every day…on your computer…mirror…beside your bed. I want you to affirm that you are worthy and that you can do this and reach your goal(s). I am happy to report that 2010 is going to be a good year for me. If you are honest, friendly, trustworthy and willing to help others, it will come back to you. Do you believe that? You should. I am a firm believer that whatever goes around, comes around. I know that's a cliché, but it really is true. You need to be good to others and it will come back to you. Since I started my Editing and Virtu