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Quitter’s Day

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At the end of each year, many people worldwide make resolutions. Some writers make a few, while others have a long list.

It varies on how many are successful or quit. I read the other day that there is a thing called Quitter Day, and it falls on the second Friday of January. It is when people have quit their resolutions. I admit I had a small chuckle at that.

But my mind went to my writing. Are there writers that have resolutions when it comes to their writing?

Do they make a long list or a short one? One resolution that always makes my list is to write more.

Over the years, the list has included a variety of goals that have included writing more, enrolling in a writing course, and attending my writer’s group to promote my written works.

I have been successful with a few in the years that have gone by.

Writing gives me joy in a way that is hard to express to someone who does not write. Writers understand, even if they can’t adequately describe it to anyone, including me. That is one reason it is on my list.

Whether you make resolutions or not for life or your writing, I wish you the best of 2025. May it be full of love, joy, and laughter.

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Procrastination: How Many Authors Struggle with It?

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I often found myself saying I would write a blog post next week. However, when I looked at my website, I realized it had been longer than a week—no, it had been months since my last update. Has it been too long?

Is procrastination beneficial for authors? Are there both pros and cons?

The answer is no when promoting your brand on social media,

You are only as good as your last buzz in our fast-paced environment.

It doesn’t take long for people to move on to other topics or personalities, and I can be just as guilty of doing this. Maintaining an active presence on your platform is essential to being an author.

When I get stuck on a particular project, rather than banging my head against the wall, I shift my focus to another project. Many writers juggle multiple projects at various stages of completion.

I’ve noticed that when I procrastinate on one project and revisit it later, new ideas often emerge to help me overcome the hurdles I faced earlier.

That said, I tend to feel a twinge of guilt when I procrastinate. I feel like I’m not putting enough time into my craft.

While not all procrastination is detrimental, it’s also not always beneficial.

However, as long as I am engaged in some way, I try not to beat myself up too much about it.

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Why do you write as an author?

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Why do you write?

When I started, I was told by others they had been writing for years, some as early as their teens. I didn’t start until my early 40s.

Why did I start? My husband told a good friend of ours that he felt I wrote well. She told me. I mean, what better way to tell your wife than to a friend, right? I mulled that over, wondering if I had anything in me to write a book of any length.

I had two surgeries within six weeks of each other and was going to be stuck recovering more or less. So, I took on the task of writing something, anything that would work. I had heard for a while that you write on what you know.

So, what did I know? What could I possibly know that I could translate into a book? I literally looked around my house to see if there was something I knew that I could turn into a book.

My eyes landed on our rescued Amazon parrot, Jasper. He looked at me, and that was all it took. At that point, he had been with us for ten years.

From that, four books written. Three are published, one is in a queue from my publisher. It has been a joy to write.

Writing is freedom for me. Anything can be going around me, but if I am locked in a scene or plot, you really have to shout if you want my attention.

Why I write is hard to explain, I feel, to people who don’t write, but fellow writers get me. They understand being lost in the words and pages that they are creating. It is a joy that is priceless and a joy that I didn’t know I needed until I started doing it.

I know I am not explaining it well. Maybe, perhaps, if you write a short story and the words fill up page after page, the utter joy that I feel might be found by you.