The CK writing challenge starts tomorrow. It's also Camp Nanowrimo month. The truth is that every day is a new beginning, a new chance to succeed.
Personally, I'm having trouble re-establishing my writing practice. After months of hitting 2k a day every day, life tripped me up and I fell hard. It's been months since I've had a "good writing day." When Haley suggested another writing challenge, I decided that it's time for me to get serious again.
Yeah. It's not exactly that easy.
But here's the thing
I just watched a presentation by James Clear at the Craft + Commerce conference from 2017 (h/t to Nathan Barry). Clear makes a telling case for incremental marginal changes. He outlined four steps and talks a lot about how habits and practice make a difference, but my key take-away for today is this:
Focus on the starting line, not the finish.
Tomorrow it starts. 500 words a day. 5 days. We can do it.
Don't break the chain.