Blogging Goals To Get More Writing Done

I’ve finished all the chocolate, so I guess I better get back to work. Hi. Happy New Year.

The kid went back to school yesterday, and I’m trudging through post-holiday blues. Which replaced during-holiday blues, and moonlighted for my generalized anxiety disorder. It’s not just for Christmas.

The Christmas road trip and other stories is still coming up, which includes how I met Orla at Fancy Paper.

But today, I’m jumping on the yearly goal declaring bandwagon.

For the past few years, my themes have been MOAR words, more connection, and new beginnings. And also shenanigans. All of that is still true.

And while I had a good year with less, but more focused writing, I’ve been thinking about how to use blogging to get more writing done.

Because that’s really what I do, and I need to do more of it. And I know I don’t take my own writing advice, but stick with me.

If we have books or projects we want to finish, we need to start them. If we have blogs we want to drive traffic to, we need to show up. If we want to get paid (more) for our writing we need to write more words. Hopefully good ones.

If we want to change the world, we need a bigger club of people who call us out on bullshit, tell us to use our voices and do our things.

I should probably join one of those clubs, or actually participate more in the accountability groups that I’m in.

Which brings me nicely to my goals for 2020.

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Blog more consistently. Shooting for 3 posts a week. I have plans and pins for my next two posts, so.

Pitch 50 non-blog essays. Because writing off blog is fun and freeing.

Expand my blogging circle. I love my regular readers and want to reach more.

Get past the obvious. I want to go deeper than repeated reader comments such as Thanks for the reminder that disabled people are human beings. There’s more to say than that.

Develop an email opt-in that’s more than Blogging & A Beverage, my Facebook Group.

Work on perks for my Patreon.

Journal more.

Listen to or catch up on podcasts. For a while now, I’ve started my day by listening to podcasts.

The kid goes off to school and the silence is a little too much so I turn on podcasts for a pep talk, and to not feel so alone with my thoughts.

I know I have an issue with inspiration, but I do appreciate motivation.

To me, a great podcast is like coffee with that one friend who gives really good advice, and actually knows what they’re talking about. Or is trying to figure life out and taking us along for the ride.

These are my favorite podcasts to listen to for writing motivation and a blogging post.

Blogging Breakthroughs with Faith Mariah – Faith also has a Blogging Breakthroughs Mastermind group that I’m glad to be part of, and that helps me with the rest of these goals. For more info on the mastermind group, and to join The Mastermind for the next round, click here.

StoryADay with Julie Duffy

DIY MFA with Gabriela Pereira

What podcasts do you listen to?

Something else I’d like to do this year is finish all the courses I’ve started. I’m a course hoarder and info junkie. But I’d like to take the time this year to implement more of what I’ve learned. As I finish each course, I’ll add the details to my blogging resources post.

All of these goals go toward the same thing: to add more value with my posts and offer more to my readers and community.

I also hope that this year’s goals will bring me closer to my 40 Before 40 goals.

What are your writing and blogging goals this year? Let’s go after them together!