Looking Back at 2023, Looking Ahead to 2024

2024 is just around the corner, so it’s time to look back at the year and start making plans for next year to help achieve your writing goals. So before you start that countdown and set those New Year’s Resolutions, let’s look back at 2023.

What Worked?

Thinking back to your writing routine in the past year, what things worked? Did you find that setting daily writing goals helped you write as much as you wanted? Did you join a writing group? Did you attend a conference? Did you spend a weekend on your own to power through the end of your novel? How can you bring that with you in the New Year?

What Didn’t Work?

Did you try something in your writing that was just a flop? Did you think you’d love a writing group, but you just didn’t click with everyone? Did you think that a daily writing goal would keep you motivated, but it made you feel overwhelmed? It’s so easy to feel like you failed if a writing tactic didn’t work for you, but remember that there aren’t any rules here. You’re trying to find a writing flow that works for you. 

If you tried something in 2023 that didn’t work out, what was it that didn’t click? Are there ways that you can tweak your original plan to try again? If not, by knowing what didn’t work for you, you can start brainstorming ideas that would work better, and begin to make plans for your 2024 writing life!

What Surprised You?

For as many plans as we make, sometimes the most meaningful changes and developments happen when we are surprised by meetings, opportunities, and ideas. Think about the ideas and opportunities that came across your lap unexpectedly last year. Think about the positive surprises and begin brainstorming ways to take what you learned into 2024. Think about those surprises that maybe weren’t great, and figure out how you can take those lessons learned into the New Year as well. 

What Do You Want?

Finally, think about what you want out of the year! What are your writing goals, and what are some crazy dreams that you would love to see happen in your life? What are some events that you’d like to attend, people you’d like to meet, or other changes you’d like to create in your life, writing or otherwise. 

Start dreaming big, and begin writing down those goals, from the easily attainable to the craziest, wildest dreams. After all, you can’t reach a goal if you never set one! Let’s make 2024 the year that we start setting and attaining some wild dreams!

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