This January I joined a writing group that is focusing on an early-year goal. We’re each writing 1000 words a day for 100 days! By April, that’s a really great project of 100,000 words to work with, rework, edit, etc. 100,000 more words than I would have had I not been inspired by this group to jump in the pool!
At first it seemed like that would be some crazy goal, but now that I’m 9 days in, I’m realizing how natural it is to write what you’re passionate about or what has been waiting to be written for years! Sometimes it’s even hard to not extend the 1000 words, which, of course, is not a problem. You can work on anything from short stories, essays, blog posts, novellas, to full on novels, biographies, etc. It’s more of a morale group for anyone who has a project to work on that needs some supportive peeps cheering them on.
I’m working on a book. It’s about family dynamics and how to change the energy within yourself that you grew up with that doesn’t support who you truly are as a person. Funny, those dynamics and how they can follow you if you don’t nip them in the bud.
So far I have almost 11,000 words and they are coming from places I had long forgotten. It’s an amazing exercise in itself of release, acknowledgement, and self-forgiveness. It’s also amazing what compassion it brings for others who have a hard time seeing through a fog they may never get through.
Amazing too, when you start to release and cut ties and let tethers go, who pops up. When there’s a rift in the force, it seems that those who are left behind start coming out of the woodwork! It’s all part of the process.
Also, the synchronicities are fascinating. I began my journey writing about family dynamics, and friends are going through the same writing inspirations. Check out this awesome newsletter—all about family patterns, why they form, and how they don’t necessarily reflect what’s really going on.
Don’t feel like you can’t join this writing group, by the way, since it’s already started, or feel that you’re behind. You can start right now and extend your end-date by 9 days or whatever it is when you start. It’s a great way to get all that stuff out that’s just been waiting for that “perfect time…”
One Love,
Meg
