It's five days into 2014. I hope everyone had a good new year break/celebration!
New Year's Resolutions!Now, I'm sure all of us know what a
New Year's resolution is. Some of the common New Year's resolutions people make include going on a diet or switching to a better-paying job. But what about resolutions for writing? Have you done it before? Well, I haven't and I would like to start this year. I believe it would be beneficial to list down our writing goals so that we would be more committed to them.
What do you want to achieve this year? Which area(s) of writing do you want to improve on? Which genres do you want to try? How about attempting challenges like writing ten drabbles (fictions that are exactly 100 words in length each) in a week?The list can go on and on. Just type down whatever you want to do! But before that, it's recommended to first do a reflection on what you've done with regard to writing in 2013. Doing so will give you a better idea of the things you want to achieve this year
Since I suggested this, I'll start the ball rolling. The more people to share their resolutions, the more we can learn from one another!
What I Did in 20131. Gradually moved from writing fluff and comedy to darker-themed one-shots.
2. Experimented with suspense and death.
3. Attempted non-linear storytelling.
What I Want to Do in 20141. Explore raw human emotions on a deeper level by taking on a grittier approach in my one-shots. Fluff and comedy come quite naturally to me but I don't wish to be typecast as a particular kind of writer yet, especially not when I only have a few years of serious writing experience under my belt. Perhaps after another fifty stories, I'd find out what I'm truly good at.
2. Gain more life experiences to help in the portrayal of No.1.
3. Complete the main story of my Dr. Watanabe x Nurse Kashiwagi series. There's something bigger that I plan to do with the series so I can't afford to let the main story drag on for too long.
4. Procrastinate less
That's all, at least for now! I will append the link to this post to my
AKB48 fanfic author profile for easier reference in the future. I suggest that everyone do the same with their own New Year's resolution post so that it doesn't get lost in this discussion thread.
Have fun writing!