365 days of writing

Happy new year! Having completed my first ever resolution last year with my twenty six books challenge, my 2010 resolution list gets underway with extra gusto today with a 365 writing challenge. Continuing on the theme of my Seinfeld Calendar post, I’ll be attempting to write everyday (for at least half an hour) in 2010.

It’s not the most outrageous or ambitious resolution in the world. Many authors will be pulling ten times that amount every day to get their books finished. But this year is about developing good writing habits, and writing everyday, no matter how long or short I sit for, is a habit that’s only going to get stronger and more useful in future years.

My daily writing session doesn’t have to count towards any particular project, the aim is to develop writing discipline and endurance. A continuous half hour is the minimum time I can spend.

To help put some focus around the sessions, I’m setting myself a goal to come out of 2010 with at least 4 pieces of work published (any genre), 3 new short stories/features written, and 5 chapters of my novel completed along with a synopsis. To get this done I’m going to need to wring a little bit of creativity out of each day of 2010, hence the 365.

I’ve got my laminated Seinfeld Calendar pinned up beside my laptop, and a whiteboard marker poised to create the first X.

Below is a video I put together of last nights festivities. I hope you all bid a fond bon voyage to 2009!

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