Practice, Practice, Practice

Extreme Writing Makeover

Lesson #1
Set a goal.
I will write a daily blog entry here.


I signed up for a 52-week course offered by my Writing Coach, Daphne Gray-Grant.  I paid for the Premium version, and downloaded several of her works in pdf format, plus an mp3 presentation.

Here's a link to her products.  
http://publicationcoach.com/mystorehubpage.php
Am I excited about it? Yes.  As often happens, I am obsessive about something I really want to do. I read "72 Ways to Beat Writer's Block" in one sitting. 


Two objectives underlie my goal to write here daily.  I already write daily.  I have a hand-written journal, with spiral notebook journals going back at least 25 years.  I answer emails first thing in the morning.  I treat Facebook as I would email, because so many real friends communicate that way.  I learned to write short status messages on Twitter, and do the same on Facebook.  I learned to write profile statements on LinkedIn.


My first objective here is to enter my daily practice using the keyboard.  The hand-written journal will be what it always has been, but a later priority in the day.  The daily keyboard practice can be as simple as a file of topics for the hand-written journal, such as dreamwork, astrological analysis, movie and book reviews.

My second objective is to do the daily practice as a blog entry.  I have five blogs on line.  The most recent entry prior to today is over a month old.  In fact, this objective is the same as my overall goal.