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3 Tips to Achieve Your Writing GoalsShery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ 1. Make your goals achievable. By achievable, we mean realistic and attainable. You might unconsciously have set a goal even others will have a hard time achieving, even if they had the means and the time to do so. Heres what you can do: break down your goals into small, realistic goals set against reasonable time frames. Oftentimes, youll achieve your bigger goals if you work on achieving the smaller goals leading to those. The important thing is making your goals as realistic and as achievable as you can. 2. Devise a feasible plan. You know what you want, but do you know how to get what you want Do you need technical or artistic training to achieve your goals Or perhaps further studies Do you have a set plan of action that will lead to the achievement of your goals What things, both tangible and intangible, do you need to aid you in reaching your goals Take a moment to sit down and list the things you need and make your action plan. This is a good time to break them down into small, realistic goals and then tackle them one day at a time! 3. Resist spreading yourself too thinly. Sometimes, its better to work on one goal at a time, rather than doing and shooting for so many all at the same time. Work on so many goals at one given time and youll find out youre nowhere near achieving even one goal. You wont be able to focus your full energy on one goal. Prioritize your goals and start with either your top priority or your most realistic goal. Youll discover youre able to do more and achieve more using this approach. Copyright © 2004 Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ
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Just Write an Email How did you sell your last product Imagine that I am a newbie writing you an e-mail after reading your ebook. How would you answer the question I bet you could send me a 300 word reply in no time. Words would flow from your keyboard as fast as you can type. You have just written your next article. Dont think so Too easy Read the next paragraph. Top 10 Tips to Complete a Creative Writing Project Without Losing Your Creativity Have you ever started a creative writing project with great excitement, only to have your interest dwindle as the process, itself,interfere with your creativity How do you keep the momentum going and continue to enjoy the creative process Follow these tips for high creativity, fun and success! 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In this bizarre business, writers trying to compete with each other not only have to prove their worth once, but again and again, and each time they want an assignment. You’ve got clips. You’ve written the perfect query. You’ll even deliver the best assignment. But then again, you’ll have to ask for more money and negotiate your way into getting what you deserve. |
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