I follow a few writing and author blogs and read what I can (when time allows) about style an structure and storytelling.
Probably two months ago I wrote a short story that was pretty much a rough draft that I knew would need edits and polishing to make it work.
I have done some of that and feel good about the general direction it’s headed.
However…
In the meantime I have created about 6 new stories that are approximately 65% to %75 complete. An author I’ve met and talked to in person a couple times and taken an online course that he taught had a virtual AMA (Ask Me Anything) tonight on Instagram.
Since I saw he had just posted the question form I asked how he approached a specific writing pitfall and saw his answer a few minutes later. I appreciated the answer and that it is something actionable that I can implement immediately for my own projects.
My next step is to put that into practice immediately and set timelines and deadlines to complete some stories and work on bigger projects.
I do have goals I’d like to accomplish by the end of the year and am purposefully being vague since I don’t want to jinx it. You know how that goes. Right? Right.