Are you dedicated to your book project? Or is it something you work on only when there is nothing else to do? How do you know if you are really committed to it?<\/p>\n
\u2022\tYour book is a priority.
\n\u2022\tYou make sacrifices in order to pursue your project.
\n\u2022\tYou have the discipline to work on it regularly.
\n\u2022\tYou have a plan.
\n\u2022\tYou follow through with the research, etc. involved.
\n\u2022\tYou have a sense of organization with regard to your project.<\/p>\n
What if you haven\u2019t made a commitment to your project\u2014how do you tell when you just aren\u2019t that into it?<\/p>\n
\u2022\tYou put off work on your project.
\n\u2022\tYou make excuses for not writing.
\n\u2022\tYou write only when it is convenient.
\n\u2022\tPractically everything else in your life is a priority.<\/p>\n
I meet both kinds of writers\u2014those who are focused and committed to a project they strongly believe in and those who let every distraction lure them away from their writing goals.<\/p>\n
Which writer are you? Which writer do you want to be? What is your ultimate goal for your project? Are you feeling satisfied that you are edging toward that goal or have you been lax in taking the steps in that direction? What can you do to change your approach to your book project? <\/p>\n
\u2022\tDetermine how important this project is to you.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tMake a plan for moving it forward.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tConsider the sacrifices you can make in order to have the space and time to pursue your writing dream.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tExamine your excuses, pick them apart and replace them with reasons why you CAN follow through with your project.<\/p>\n
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