Posting: The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s Support Group day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer – aim for a dozen new people each time – and return comments. This group is all about connecting!

March 7 question – How do you celebrate when you achieve a writing goal/ finish a story?

How do I celebrate? I think the truth is I don’t celebrate enough. I always seem to have a next goal to move on to, and I move on quickly.

I probably should stop and smell the flowers.

I suppose part of my problem is that I don’t break the big goals (write a novel!) down into smaller goals to celebrate. So, I don’t celebrate the smaller goals, exactly.

Maybe a new notebook, or a writing t-shirt when I feel virtuous, and when my last shirt has holes, but that’s about it.

I’m just about to finish my revision, though, so I need to think about how I do plan to celebrate.

If I don’t plan to celebrate, I know I’ll move on to the next step–in my case querying agents–and never celebrate at all. There’s always a next step, isn’t there?

I am probably going to steal ideas from people with better ideas than I have. I might buy myself a treat, or I might go do something, or just take some time off and stare at the ceiling. I don’t know.

But I do think I should do something.