Thanks for sharing your writing goals, Nicole! I’m so excited to work on and eventually read our Halloween short stories in writer’s group! 🎃 I also find that challenges or structured plans propels my writing forward, but I think it’s best that I go back and forth between pushing myself for a bit and then taking it slow instead of having a consistent writing routine. I also think it’s good to take a break from writing when needed to focus on other things. The writing will always be there when we return, and we are still writers in the meantime. ✏️
ive been struggling like crazy to get any sort of writing done! However, I find that during October and Novemeber when everyone is coming together as a community for writing challenges really gives me a boost of motivation and sense of community! you've been my little boost of motivation for today, thankyou!💖
@@patg7714 I hope you get some writing done!! I’m glad I could motivate you! 💕 October and November are great months to write in, I’ve met so many lovely people during those months! Looking forward to writing more then!!
I’ve historically been a pantser in every aspect of my life, but I recently started making daily lists as well and I’ve found a lot more time for creativity by adding that simple structure! I’m more of a plantser than I thought lol
@@alissathewriteway the little bit of structure has been working well for me so far! Maybe I also am a bit of a planster after all 😅 thank you for sharing! I love daily lists 💕
I feel like a go from “I write every day!” To “oof-I haven’t written for a month (or more)” regularly. Last night I set a goal for myself of writing 650 words/day until I start grad school in November! Hopefully it’s a goal I can stick with 😅
Always look forward to your videos! You used such a beautiful notebook! (I get too "scared" to use such nice ones.) I've found the key to getting myself to work on the second draft of my story is to read. As soon as I start reading, I'll get the motivation to write. As for scheduling... if I skip one day, I feel like I've failed entirely. So having set deadlines doesn't work for me. (Also, those hobo mainichi dairies are cute but expensive lol... and I live in Japan!)
@@romeoandthechickenfeather I always look forward to your comments! 😊Thank you so much though, it means a lot and I appreciate you being here! I think nice things are meant to be used! Like candles too and it’s a “waste” to not use them haha! We should enjoy them while we can even if it is messy. A friend gave me the notebook so I know she’d want me to use it! Reading is a good motivator! I know what you mean about the scheduling and when you miss a day how it feels like a failure 😢 so far doing this scheduling but treating it more like a to-do item rather than an “event” has worked well! If I miss it one day, I just move it to the next. The Hobonichis are a splurge! But I have to say they’re very high quality. And I got a good price for buying them later in the year 🤣 The shipping to Canada is something else 😭 you are lucky to be in Japan!
@@timewithnicole I find with notebooks it helps to get the first mistake out of the way - then I can let go a bit haha Thinking about it as a to-do is a good idea. So much diary choice here! I buy my mum a dairy every year and send it back to her. It's always shocking to see how much more expensive Japanese products are when they've been imported to other countries (though overall the cost of living is very cheap here)
Thanks for sharing your writing goals, Nicole! I’m so excited to work on and eventually read our Halloween short stories in writer’s group! 🎃
I also find that challenges or structured plans propels my writing forward, but I think it’s best that I go back and forth between pushing myself for a bit and then taking it slow instead of having a consistent writing routine.
I also think it’s good to take a break from writing when needed to focus on other things. The writing will always be there when we return, and we are still writers in the meantime. ✏️
ive been struggling like crazy to get any sort of writing done! However, I find that during October and Novemeber when everyone is coming together as a community for writing challenges really gives me a boost of motivation and sense of community! you've been my little boost of motivation for today, thankyou!💖
I feel the same way!
@@patg7714 I hope you get some writing done!! I’m glad I could motivate you! 💕 October and November are great months to write in, I’ve met so many lovely people during those months! Looking forward to writing more then!!
@@EmmaBennetAuthor me too! 💕
I’ve historically been a pantser in every aspect of my life, but I recently started making daily lists as well and I’ve found a lot more time for creativity by adding that simple structure! I’m more of a plantser than I thought lol
@@alissathewriteway the little bit of structure has been working well for me so far! Maybe I also am a bit of a planster after all 😅 thank you for sharing! I love daily lists 💕
I feel like a go from “I write every day!” To “oof-I haven’t written for a month (or more)” regularly. Last night I set a goal for myself of writing 650 words/day until I start grad school in November! Hopefully it’s a goal I can stick with 😅
Always look forward to your videos!
You used such a beautiful notebook! (I get too "scared" to use such nice ones.)
I've found the key to getting myself to work on the second draft of my story is to read. As soon as I start reading, I'll get the motivation to write. As for scheduling... if I skip one day, I feel like I've failed entirely. So having set deadlines doesn't work for me.
(Also, those hobo mainichi dairies are cute but expensive lol... and I live in Japan!)
@@romeoandthechickenfeather I always look forward to your comments! 😊Thank you so much though, it means a lot and I appreciate you being here!
I think nice things are meant to be used! Like candles too and it’s a “waste” to not use them haha! We should enjoy them while we can even if it is messy. A friend gave me the notebook so I know she’d want me to use it!
Reading is a good motivator! I know what you mean about the scheduling and when you miss a day how it feels like a failure 😢 so far doing this scheduling but treating it more like a to-do item rather than an “event” has worked well! If I miss it one day, I just move it to the next.
The Hobonichis are a splurge! But I have to say they’re very high quality. And I got a good price for buying them later in the year 🤣 The shipping to Canada is something else 😭 you are lucky to be in Japan!
@@timewithnicole I find with notebooks it helps to get the first mistake out of the way - then I can let go a bit haha
Thinking about it as a to-do is a good idea.
So much diary choice here! I buy my mum a dairy every year and send it back to her.
It's always shocking to see how much more expensive Japanese products are when they've been imported to other countries (though overall the cost of living is very cheap here)
If you really start repeating thoughts, you can begin to change your life to a tremendous degree
@@AttractionAlchemy33 thank you!