{"id":9409,"date":"2022-01-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=9409"},"modified":"2022-01-02T19:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T00:31:47","slug":"a-writers-new-years-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vweisfeld.com\/?p=9409","title":{"rendered":"A Writer’s New Year’s Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2022. Already. The start of a new year feels like the opportunity to roll up our metaphorical sleeves and \u201cthis year get it right.\u201d Time management, nurturing the creative spirit, supporting other writers, finishing that poem\/story\/novel\u2014they\u2019re all aspects of practice and productivity for members of the (you might say \u201cstoried\u201d) profession of writers. My own 2022 resolutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Finish stuff. When I work on a story, maybe for quite a while, and it\u2019s Just. Not. Perfect, I hesitate to let it go. At that point, I resolve to assess whether additional changes I\u2019m making are true improvements or just a rearrangement of the deck chairs.<\/li>
  2. Stephen King says something like, \u201cput the cat out.\u201d This is a 2022 resolve I\u2019ve already violated (blame in on William and Charles, pictured below). What he\u2019s getting at it is avoiding distractions. It\u2019s hard to eliminate them, what with cell phones, covid brain, life. Still, going to that private place in my mind is essential.<\/li>
  3. Take more breaks. This seems to contradict resolution #2, but by giving myself a break\u2014a walk around the block, a feline purr-fest, whatever\u2014may burn up some distraction energy and fit me for unencumbered travel to that private place.<\/li>
  4. Send stuff out. I will continue to review the list of short stories I\u2019m actively trying to place or re-place every Monday. I keep a list of the stories, where I\u2019ve sent them, yea or nay, and where I might send them next. Keep that list growing!<\/li>
  5. Put my book promotion plan in order. My first novel is scheduled to come out in April, and a whole year yawned by without meaningfully tackling this impending challenge!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Someone I once worked for displayed this motivational poster: \u201cIt\u2019s not enough to be busy, it\u2019s what are you busy about?\u201d If I keep these resolutions, I\u2019ll surely be busy in the most productive way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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