Quick Writing Tip: Set Realistic, Easy-to-Reach Writing Goals

theliteraryarchitect:

This is especially key for writers with anxiety and new writers! Avoid writer’s block, anxiety, depression, paralysis, etc. by setting your writing goals low and achievable. There’s nothing wrong with setting the bar low so you can raise your confidence. You’ll feel much better if you make an easy-to-reach goal and achieve it than if you set a hard-to-reach goal and fall short. Be realistic about what you can do. If you aren’t writing at all right now, set a goal to write for 5 or 10 minutes every day. If you’re already writing an hour every day and want to go further, commit to an hour and 15 minutes a day. Set your goals low and inch up incrementally!