Journaling Your Book To Completion
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Journaling Your Book to Completion
Overview
How many thoughts, people, events, and tasks are swirling through your mind on any given day? Countless, right? If you’re writing a book, you also have to manage a whole world of characters, plots, and settings (for fiction), or arguments and facts (for nonfiction). How can you keep it all organized?
Using a book journal can be an effective tool. In it, you can maintain your outline, character details, plot charts, and any other guides to help keep you on track. Here's a simple outline for organizing your daily journal entries to support your writing process.
Set a Word Goal
Begin each journal entry with the date and set a word count goal for your session. Aim for a number that challenges you without being overwhelming. If you’re revising a chapter instead of writing a new one, a smaller word goal is perfectly fine.
Today's Focus
Plan what you want to achieve during your writing session. Are you crafting a dialogue scene where a character reveals secrets? Setting the scene for your novel’s world? Writing a practical chapter offering strategies for better networking? Defining your focus makes your word count goal feel more attainable.
Anticipate Potential Challenges
Identify potential problems you might encounter. Jot them down so you're prepared. Examples might include, “How do I move my character closer to the action?” or “How do I introduce the antagonist?” Recognizing these issues in advance helps diminish their impact on your writing.
Brainstorm Solutions
Quickly brainstorm ways to overcome these challenges. If one solution doesn’t work during your session, you’ll have other options to try next time. This trains your mind to be solution-focused, and you’ll find ideas coming to you everywhere, from the car to the shower.
Reflect on Progress
After each session, note what you’ve accomplished. Did your dialogue reveal new avenues to explore? Did you spot a research gap? Printing out your pages can help you see and feel your progress, fueling your excitement to continue. It helps to reward your effort and keeps you motivated for the next session.
Create a Fun Page
When inspiration stalls, turn to your “Fun Page.” This is where you let your mind wander and dream. You might list people to thank in your acknowledgments or cities for your book tour. It keeps you connected to your vision of being a published author and makes the writing journey enjoyable.
By keeping things light and engaging, reaching the end of your book becomes a pleasure, not a struggle. Isn’t that how it should be?
© 2005 Sophfronia Scott
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