Blogiversary Alphabet: R, S, and T are for Reward Successes Today

Every time we chunk our writing into 10-20 minute blocks of time and accomplish a small goal, we should celebrate our success and give ourselves a mini party. Or at least that's what I've been told.

Successes to Reward:

1. critiquing a buddy's ms
2. coming up with five new ideas
3. researching an aspect of your current project
4. finishing your own rough draft
5. rewriting one of your stories (or chapters)
6. revising again
7. writing down the first five places to send your ms
8. writing a cover letter/query letter for that ms
9. verifying the address and editor's name of a publisher
10. editing/polishing a ms and printing off a fresh new copy
11. mailing off a ms
12. writing three blog posts ahead of time

Rewards to Give Yourself:

1. a small piece of chocolate
2. light a candle
3. get up and dance to one of your favorite songs
4. go give your children 10 kisses each
5. sing "We Will Rock You"
6. read a friend's blog
7. give three comments to other people's blogs
8. color a page in a coloring book
9. read a picture book
10. buy a picture book
11. go for a run
12. do yoga
13. call a friend
14. get on twitter for 10 minutes
15. get on Facebook for 10 minutes
16. read a chapter from the book you're reading
17. make a card
18. play "London Bridges" with your children
19. play BLINK (a very fast, very cool card game) with your kids
20. have an ice cream cone (maybe only once a week)
21. watch a movie you've been wanting to watch for a long time (weekly, not daily)
22. sit by your fireplace for 10 minutes (if you have one; I don't...)
23. sit on your front porch for 10 minutes
24. go to bed early, jazzed that you accomplished your writing goals for the day

Any more ideas, guys? For successes OR rewards?

Keep on keepin' on...


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