One of the blogs I try to follow is WRITERS IN THE STORM. Their Jan 01, 2016 post What Word Will Guide Your Writing in 2016 by Orly Konig-Lopez was awesome. Click here to read.
When it comes to my writing, last year left a lot to be desired.  I worked on two manuscripts but failed to complete either. As for my blog, well let’s just say I could have done better. With each disappointment, determination seeped away. Procrastination took the place of discipline. Writing became a chore.  I felt edgy and unfulfilled.
I decided my word would be: Â REFOCUS
I recently finished reading a novel by Greg Garrett called Shame. Â Without going into detail, let me just say this was the perfect end of the year read. One line from the book stuck with me:
 
I had a choice – I could continue to carry the weight of all those unrealized goals and expectations or I could let it go.
2016: Â A new year. Â A new slate. Â A chance to refocus, to give myself permission to selfishly guard my writing time. And I did it. Â Sunday, I set aside three hours and I wrote. Â It was wonderful and I felt like I could breathe again.
So how about you? Â Have you chose a word or phrase to guide your writing?
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