Do you need to get up?
Do you need to get up?
This Week In Writing, written by Justin Cox, shares writing tips, links, and updates about The Writing Cooperative by Write Together, Inc. We hope you enjoy this week's newsletter!
This Week In Writing, we celebrate National Get Up Day by refocusing on our priorities and building healthy writing habits.
New Year’s Resolutions are fading in popularity, with only 29% of people resolving something for 2022. Whether you’re in the resolution camp or not, we can all agree there are opportunities for growth in our lives — especially when it comes to writing.
I firmly believe that even the most prolific and successful writers still have things to learn. We all go about how we improve differently. For me, it’s daily writing. The last two weeks have been insanely busy, yet I’ve still managed to write in my journal. Today, I have a 1,487-day streak in the Day One app as I write this newsletter. Not only is it therapeutic, but it also helps me improve as a writer by engaging with the practice every day.
Today is National Get Up Day, a day created in the world of figure skating to encourage getting back up when you fall. Don’t beat yourself up if you did make a resolution and happened to break that habit already. Instead, get up and start again. Or get up and change your goal.
It’s been a long time since I’ve broken my daily writing streak, but the chances are that day will eventually come. Life happens, and sometimes things are unavoidable. However, how we respond is what matters. If I break my streak, I’ll simply begin building another one.
This Week's Discussion
What are your writing goals for 2022? Have you experienced setbacks or pressures? How did you respond?
This Week's Featured Links
How an 8-Minute Writing Habit Could Help You Write Your Book This Year | by Monica Leonelle — writingcooperative.com
Read that again, because these numbers are going to be an important part of why I advocate an 8-minute writing habit to all writers who are struggling to write their first book.
One Bad Habit That All Writers Should Avoid | by Jon Peters — writingcooperative.com
If you’re anything like me, you have some bad habits. I bite my fingernails, and I crack my knuckles.
7 Tiny Habits To Help You Write More | by Jessica A — writingcooperative.com
It’s strange but true that we often have to coax ourselves into doing the things we love. For the most part, we show up to work on time, meet our deadlines and make it to others’ important events.
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