Planning My Year as a Writer
How I try to control what I can — and relax about the things I can’t
I freely confess that many of the activities I do with my online writing school are self-serving. I hire teachers who I want to learn from, and bring in speakers that I want to hear. I lead writing games sessions on a weekly basis because it helps me generate flash fiction. Accordingly, as my first selfish act of 2024, I scheduled two 90 minute “let’s plan the year” sessions for the school community, knowing it’d force me to be better about it myself. Overall, I’ve…