Kathy Kulig's The Lusty View: What Does Writing Success Mean to You? AND How do You Get There? #amwriting

Sunday, January 18, 2015

What Does Writing Success Mean to You? AND How do You Get There? #amwriting

Before you can decide what steps to take, and what path to follow toward success in a writing career, you must FIRST figure out what success means to you, and SECOND, write it down. If you’re not clear on where you want to go, then how can you plan how to get there?

Sometimes you may not be quite sure yet what it is you want, so set small goals in the beginning and work toward those first. To some writers, success may be completing a screenwriting class at a local college, or finishing their first book or short story, getting an agent or a publishing contract, self-publishing a book, making $100 extra a month, making $10,000 or more a month, quitting their day job, hitting the New York Time and USA Today Bestsellers Lists, etc. What is YOUR goal?

How do you reach your goal?

Whatever that dream writing goal is, no matter how big, take these steps:

· * Write it down-seriously. When you write it down, it becomes clear on what exactly you want.

· * Create a deadline. Not: ‘Someday I’ll write a book.’ Instead: ‘I have completed my first book by such and such date.’ Write it as if it already has happened.

· * Read it daily, or a couple times a day.

· *Visualize yourself achieving it. How do your feel? But not just that…

· * TAKE ACTION! Massive action, every day. Plan steps toward that goal.

· -*Emulate, not copy, the successful ones. Look at those who have achieved that particular goal already and see what they did to get there. How long have they been writing? Did they take classes? What do you like about their work that is missing in yours? What groups, organizations do they belong to? How do they present themselves online, at conferences, etc.? How do they promote and market their work? You probably can’t do exactly what they’re doing right now, but you can begin to make changes in what you are doing now.

· *Continue to learn by taking classes, and reading books both about writing, publishing and craft, and also read a ton of books within and outside the genre you’re writing.

· *Don’t give up! Mistakes are an opportunity to set you on a new and exciting path. If something isn’t working, try something else.

Feel free to post your goal here!!!

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