A Spark to Ignite

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Sometimes I get the urge to post another blog post, and I then have to go through the pain and anguish of having to come up with something worthy of being published and being read by others. I think that’s the goal of anyone who writes…to write something that captures the imagination of the readers, to leave something behind whenever they read your written tale. Or I’d imagine that it should be the goal of any writer, famous like Stephen King or any of the hundreds of authors who’s first book is about to be published, or even those that are just beginning their journey as a writer. Personally, I’m still a bit of a newbie considering that I have trouble getting posts done regularly, or even actually just sitting down to write. In light of this information, I’ve decided that I’m going to start treating my desire to finish my novel as more than a desire, more than a passion…treat it as if I have a deadline, a due date for each section. I’m going to set aside a block of time (perhaps two to three hours) when I’m going to work on my novel, listen to manifestations or a podcast, and drink my morning iced coffee. I’m setting the goal of having this completely done (for every single chapter not already written) and having a summary of each chapter completely done by St. Patrick’s Day (17th of March)- 70 days from publication. I’ve figured that I need to get a chapter completed every five to six days, that’s if I want to have at least fourteen chapters. However, I don’t know if I should be setting my goal for a certain number of pages per day. My main problem is that my muse is extremely unreliable, and she’ll sometimes give me a new story idea whenever I’m working on my current WIP. Basically, the main thing I need to do is figure out a way to stay focused…otherwise, my novel will be known more for how long it took to write ¹ than for its actual story.

I suppose that I should do a brief mention of the New Year, and the fact that I haven’t yet set any resolutions. My main reason is that nothing feels different…everything feels exactly the same as it did in 2025. I’m still an utter failure when it comes to blogging regularly, still haven’t found my best angles when it comes to selfies, and still hopeless when it comes to doing absolutely anything social. One could make the point that I just listed three areas where I could’ve set resolutions…and then broken them within a week or less. I don’t want to set certain things as goals and/or resolutions until I’m in a position where I can achieve them. I’ll write more on this later…right now? I need to get to bed. Good night!