Tag: writing goals

• A Year of Writing in Review

  What writer doesn’t look back at the end of a year and to give oneself a writing grade? Well, actually, I don’t hold a lot of stock in goals hit or missed because time lines are flexible and life happens. But it’s still fun to take stock in what transpired in the year of writing. […]

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  December 31, 2018

  Indie Author, Life, What’s Happening

  writing achievements, writing goals, year in review

• A Look Back, A Look Ahead

  Here’s what I was able to accomplish as a writer in 2017: January Staged reading of “The Last Bastion” @ Penang Performing Arts Centre Started a historical musical on a unique person in US history with a musician colleague of mine. This is a long-term project. Finished editing and production aspects of the first book […]

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  January 3, 2018

  Indie Author

  novel writing, writing accomplishments, writing goals

• Do You Have Writing Goals?

  There is no better proof of being a writer than writing, and writing, and writing some more. I’ve met a lot of people in my years who have indicated that they wanted to write a book, or they have ideas for a book, or they have written one book, or they have started a hundred […]

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  August 20, 2017

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  being a writer, difficulties of being a writer, passion for writing, writing goals, writing process, writing tips

• Seven

  Seven.  Novel number seven, that is. I started writing it today. I needed to stop and reflect on that number a little. I suppose I should start with that frequently used qualifying: if you would have told me ten years ago that I would have … (fill in the blank) … for me it’s … […]

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  December 18, 2016

  Indie Author, Uncategorized

  creativity, novel writing, writing goals, writing process

• February was a good month!

  While much of America was buried under snow and huddling around their basement wood burners to stay warm, they also must have had some more time to surf the web – February was our best month ever at mwsasse.com with the highest number of visitors and views. I also sold a bunch of books, got […]

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  March 5, 2015

  Indie Author

  assessing writing, february feedback, website feedback, writing goals

• I just hit 50,000 words for the fifth time. That deserves a post.

  For me, a writer who likes to be concise, hitting 50,000 words is always a feat, but I’m noticing that it’s not nearly as big a deal as it used to be. Fifty-thousand is, of course, the usual plateau where a work officially is granted the title of novel – though I’m not sure who […]

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  January 8, 2015

  Indie Author, Writing Process

  50000 words, novel length, novel vs novella, writing, writing goals, writing process

• Goals?

  

  I haven’t always been good about keeping goals. Let’s not do the New Year’s Resolution thing, all right? Plenty of failure there. But I’ve noticed something. The goals I tend to reach are the ones that I’m the most passionate about. Co-incidence? I think not. Intentions are great, but without action they are empty winter […]

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  October 16, 2013

  Life

  goal, indie writer, reaching goals, Sasse novels, writing goals

• Impacting Readers: Every Writer Wants to be Validated

  Writing for the love of it or writing to be loved. Which is it? Writers seem to have this persona of being these isolated islands unto themselves, hiding  away in their thoughts and not really caring what the world thinks about them. After all, it’s the art that they create with words that’s important, isn’t […]

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  June 29, 2013

  Writing Process

  creative writing, indie writers, purpose of humanities, purpose of writing, writing, writing goals

• Make a plan and stick to it (aka the unshakable writer and his 4 year plan)

  In the fall of 2008 I had a crazy idea.  Why not join a masters program to make my already insanely busy life even more so? My thinking process went like this: I could take one class a semester and within a few years I could have a second Masters degree. Or I could twiddle […]

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  February 8, 2013

  Uncategorized, Writing Process

  writing, writing goals, writing plan