As a writer, it's always important to have a plan of where you plan to go with you writing. A short term goal and a long term goal is necessary. If you are currently only writing as a hobby, that's great. If you don't plan to take it up a notch then there's no need to have goals. But if you have a vision of where your writing will go, a plan is needed.
A plan for a writer (short and long) would go like this.
In the beginning stages of writing, you've realized that you only want to write part time and when you feel the need to release a little bit of stress.
You've now realized that you can really do something with your worj because other people have told you that you have a gift. (Now is the time to plan)
Ask yourself:
1. Do I want to be a published autor? If so, when would like to have my book on the shelf
2. How many books do I want to publish? If it's a lot you need to get on the ball with getting your ideas together.
3. Once you've become an established author, do you want to become a group owner, own a business (editing, publishing, etc?)
These are questions to consider although sometimes a great idea or vision will come out of no where. When someone has a plan or vision, they don't stop until they've reached there goal. All I'm saying is it's important to think about where you see your writing career in the near future.
For me, I plan to own a bok publishing company under From A Writers POV. My dream is to publish the work of those that don't have the funds to get their books on shelves. My goal is to give back. What's yours?
Signing Off,
Dominique Watson
