This week, Robert, Kathryn, and Alida discuss progress made and lessons learned from the year gone by. It’s a writerly taking stock of struggles and successes with reflection on what it means to be a writer and where we plan to go from here.

Next week’s show is a companion episode about goals and motivation for writers. Complete with an invitation to keep each other accountable. Join us!

 

 

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What did we learn from 2018? Did we meet our goals? And do we struggle to see ourselves as writers? Alida gives us a challenge for 2019, and we hope you will join in too!

What we talked about:

What are we taking forward with us from 2018? (1:27)

Have we met our goals this year? (11:24)

Do we get discouraged as writers? Do we struggle with prioritizing our writing? (13:17)

The challenge for 2019! (18:40)

The benefit of other people. (21:10)

 

 

LINKS

Things we mentioned:

Story by Robert McKee 
Story Grid by Shawn Coyne 
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idle 

Want more about these topics? Check out:

SWRT 15: Writing Habits & Productivity
SWRT 16: Accountability
SWRT 034 That’s Motivation
SWRT 035 Goal Setting

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