‘Just Start Writing’, They Said: 90 Days Later

These are the 3 most important things I’ve learned in 90 days of being a writer. Some of them have nothing to do with writing.

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I’m not really a professional writer if my writing hasn’t made any money, right? Whether or not this is true, my craft requires enough improvement to render this question irrelevant.

After a solid year of journaling — in which I did not once think or write about blogging — I decided to take writing seriously. This happened in October of 2020, so that removes three quarters of the past year from consideration. I did not formally set short-term goals, either — my first mistake of many.

Before discussing my 2021 approach to writing, it would be productive to reflect upon 2020. My writing has two vehicles: fiction and blogging. I will discuss my accomplishments and difficulties with each, as well as my plan for clearing the observed hurdles. The most important things I learned follow.

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