Write More in 2024: Stars Every Day
It rhymes, so it must be true.
If you listened to the San Diego Padres on the radio in the 80s, you know Jerry Coleman’s exclamation at any kind of noteworthy play.
“You can hang a star on that, baby!”
And really there’s no better productivity hack than star stickers!
I use a 3 month on a page calendar to track day when I write. Every day that I write, I get a sticker. At the top there’s a place to note outside obligations that might keep my from the desk, as well as a few revision and submission goals.
This is not Don’t Break the Chain. The thing about chains is that they always break. Instead, every day that I write is a day to celebrate.
(That day at the beginning of August with all the stars? That’s the week I got 2 poetry chapbooks accepted!)
What does your writing life look like in the coming year?
I'm looking to write with a more secretive aire. One way this app (and many others) have affected my art making have been to warp my understanding of process vs production. I'd really love to birth a chapbook like yours, Kortney! If I'm to do that, I know I need to keep more of my writing a secret. I love this question- thank you for posing it!