2025 Get Started Right Writing Challenge: Day 1
Happy New Year! And welcome to the first day of the 10-day Get Started Right Writing Challenge! I’m excited to get this year started off on the right foot and will be participating as well.
For the first day, make a list of 3-5 writing goals for 2025. These can be straight up writing goals, like write a page of fiction each day, and/or publishing goals, like submit a query each week. Or maybe promotion goals, reading goals, socializing goals. They’re your goals; so you get to decide.
It’s OK if you get a little overly ambitious with some of these goals, but I suggest you make most of them achievable (even if they’re tough goals). For instance, it’s probably a bit out of your control to expect a Pulitzer or Nobel this year. Share your list in the comments below.
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Here’s my list of writing goals for 2025:
- Write 1,500 words per week.
- Write at least one poem per week.
- Read a new book each month.
- Finish a first draft of novel.
- Put together a collection of poems.
- Make at least one poetry submission each month.
- Attend at least four in-person literary events during the year.
I’m going to admit that this is almost the same exact list I made for myself in 2023 (and that I was only able to achieve two of them), so I’ll be beyond stoked if I can achieve all of them this year. I’m rolling up my sleeves now.
What are your goals?