After you have created a writing schedule using the template in Lesson 2, consider the need for giving an impetus to your writing work. Use the writing challenge approach to experiment with your work time.

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1. Challenge Your Writing Work Time

There are many stories, posts, or articles released on some particular day.

For example, there may be Tuesday stories, Sunday magazine issues, or any other pieces of content published on some particular day.

You can also choose some day to publish certain content or categorize topics considering some time measure, like week, day, or month.

For instance, there may be a month of reflection on inspiration, a week of creative thoughts, or a day of non-fiction writing.

2. Set Milestones and SMART Writing Goals

To boost your motivation, set writing milestones, like writing 1 page or 500 words a day, 300 words on Sundays, 100 words every morning, or 5 ideas in the evening. Consider short-term and long-term goals. The former can be daily objectives to reach a certain daily goal.

In other words, objectives are steps to reach a goal.

Importantly, create SMART goals: a specific number of words to be written within the set time (time-bound goal). Remember that it should be realistic and achievable.

Finally, set long-term goals (using the SMART framework as well), like writing challenges for a month or a year. For example, the goal may be writing 50,000 words per month or in 3 months.

The key takeaway from this lesson is that writing 1,000 words a day makes around 30,000 words a month, and it is a short book. So realistic milestones are the key to your progress.

3. Experiment with Words and Word Combinations

Further, choose words and word combinations for daily challenges. Use observation of things around use. Combine words that can seem unrelated at first sight, for example, any word combinations that come to your mind:

• winter and purple (Severe winter in the town made any creature search for a warm place and hide there. Only a woman in a purple coat was walking down the street on that day…).

Finally, experiment with topics, style, fiction, and non-fiction. Combine different things in one piece of writing.