One hundred thousand words is my resolution this New Year. Only words used in writerly pursuits will be counted. Dreamer’s Requiem posts, creative writing and professional writing will up my tally, but twitter, email, etc. will not.
This should not be a difficult target to hit. Just 300 words per day will get me there, with some days to spare. 
To help motivate both of us, Amy and I have put a progress chart in the living room where we will see it every day, as will any guests that come over. A daily reminder and a little public exposure will help to keep us on track. The chart also uses the power of shiny star stickers. It worked well enough in elementary school. It may still work well twenty some years later.
What are your writing resolutions this year? Share them or any tracking or motivational tips in the comments.
Just 99,845 to go.
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Those little gold stars got me 206 points on the weekly reader chart when I was in 6th grade. The highest in my class. (because I read the Lord of the rings trilogy in it’s entirety, and those were worth 25 stars apiece)
Boy, I must admit though, it’s time to get on that exercise thing.