On September 7, 1992, this child went to first grade.
That is the OfficeMouse.
I bring this up because today is her first day of school again, this time as an eighth grade science teacher. Congratulations Ms. Anderson!!!
The day she started school in 1992 is the day I mark as my first day of being a "real" writer. I had been a freelance journalist for a while and had been playing around with the notion of trying to write books for kids.
After I put OfficeMouse on the bus that day, I went up to my little writing nook and wrote myself a long journal entry. In it, I gave myself the goal of being published in five years.
It took me four years.
Looking back, I should have given myself ten years. That is a much more realistic time line.
Ready...
Today's advice: "Most of us spend half our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing." Alexander Woollcott
Set...
Today's prompt: Write down where you want your writing life to be in 2010, in 2014, and in 2026.
Be specific and bold. What kinds of books do you want to write? When will you have them ready to submit?
Don't worry about the things you can't control, like editors or publishing houses or marketing plans.
You have total control over the quality of your work and the amount of time and energy you put into it. Write yourself a road map from now to 2026 defining how and what you're going to write.
Scribble...Scribble....Scribble!
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