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[process] The virtues of writing regularly
Yesterday I was having an email conversation with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=1){kind=small}
mlerules
And such a framework it is.
As it happens, I believe that everybody benefits from having purpose in their lives. Many of us get this through work, or if we have them, raising children. But I think we also need some purpose that simply rises from within ourselves. Essentially, that’s what hobbies are. Mother of the Child gardens extensively, and produces visual and fabric art on an ongoing basis. My dad researches genealogy and family history. People do everything from build hot rods to volunteer at soup kitchens.
In all those cases, we’re doing something for its own reward. And writing can very much be that way. I certainly get my cookies from finishing a story, or making a sale, or getting a positive reader reaction. That’s not fundamentally why I write, but it’s certainly part of that structure/goal/accomplishment cycle.
Over the past decade, I’ve managed to rewire almost my entire personal life around my writing. It’s even infiltrated my parenting and my Day Jobbery to a degree. What I see now, in this discussion with mlerules
It’s kind of a nice thing to open my eyes and notice.
Posted: 6:33 am Wed February 22 2012 |
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Harry
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:21 pmFor setting and tracking your writing goals, you may want to check out a goal setting app called GoalsOnTrack, a very nicely built web app designed for tracking goals and todo lists, and supports time tracking too. It’s clear, focused, easy to navigate.