This year, my main writing goal is a little ambitious, and, quite possibly, a little unrealistic.
I want to write an article for a magazine.
Any magazine.
It could be a crappy local magazine; one that sits in those racks near the entrance of grocery stores that no one ever pays much attention to. I don’t even care. I just want to get into a magazine.
Of course, I would be quite thrilled if I got into a larger magazine. I’m looking at you Shape, Oxygen, Fitness, Kiplinger’s, and Smart Money. (I don’t think they’re looking back … yet.)
Here’s the deal: I know I’m an average person and an average writer. The guy that sits next to me at work could probably write just as good or better than me. Many of you that are reading this can probably write much better than I can.
But I’ve always loved to write and something always draws me back to it, so I continue to do it. I figure I should probably give this interest in writing the respect it deserves.
I’m okay with writing on this little blog, making some money writing on other blogs, and, hopefully, some day (this year), seeing my name in print in some little (or big, whichever) magazine.
That’d make me one happy wannabe writer.
Finally, there have been a few times in my real life (not online) where certain people have tried to make me feel bad about my blog, my writing, or that either or those two things are insignificant.
Those people suck. I shouldn’t let them get to me. Sometimes those people cause me to censor what I put on my blog. That’s lame so I’m not going to let them impact my life like that anymore. Because, you know what? Haters gonna hate. Also, I’m guessing I earn more from side hustle than they do from their full-time job. Ouch.
Goal: Get an article into a magazine.
Goal: Write daily. (Even if I don’t post daily.)
Goal: Be proud of blogging and writing; write whatever I want – not what I think I’m supposed to write.
(Also, I totes want that typewriter. {Source})
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