Your Writing File: Make a List
By Marilyn Nutter In January, we often review last year’s meaningful events and relationships. Our year may have included losses or maybe cloud nine happies, with many routine moments in between. Change was part of our year and change is the one thing that is constant. We will always meet change. One look in the mirror tells us that. The different number seated around our table for meals is another indication. A writing file is another. Our writing file shows changes in our growth as a writer but also holds a list of submissions, works in progress, critiques, goals, rejections, disappointments, and successes. Do you want to develop a different writing file this year? Do you want to see change? Consider making a LIST. L: List your goals, hopes, questions, opportunities, plans, concerns, and fears. Do you want to find a writing coach, a mentor, a group, or attend a conference to help you grow as a writer? Are there drafts that need polishing or discarding? Is an unfinish...
