Complete a 30-Day Writing Challenge

Introduction

It’s easy to stay consistent with something you love, but what about activities you don’t love yet?

In order to become a great writer, it’s crucial to engage in consistent writing practice. That being said, we all know how hard it can be to get started! That’s why we recommend committing to writing every day for the next 30 days.

Are you up for the challenge?

Write every day for the next 30 days. It’s a simple idea, but it can be challenging. If you’re not sure where to start, try these tips when you are stuck:

1. Remember to keep it simple. Don’t try to write a novel every day! Pick something small and manageable that you can accomplish in 10-15 minutes, even if it’s just jotting down a few sentences about something that happened today or what made you laugh.

2. Find your own style—and stick with it! You might find that writing on paper or typing on a computer helps you focus better than the other way around, or vice versa. Experiment and see what works best for you!

Here’s a compiled this list of tips and tricks that will make getting into the habit of writing a breeze.

Establish your goal.

• Establish your goal.

Write down your goal in a place where you will see it frequently, this helps keep you accountable, and share it with someone else who is supportive of your efforts.

• Set a goal you can achieve, one that is measurable and specific.

For example, don’t say “I want to write more”; say “I want to write 1,000 words every day for 30 days.”

Write down your goal in a place where you will see it frequently, this helps keep you accountable, and share it with someone else who is supportive of your efforts.

Use Writing Prompts.

• Go to your favorite search engine and type in “writing prompts.” There are tons of websites that provide prompts to help you get started.
• If you want to write about a specific topic, use the prompt as a starting point.
• If you want to write about a specific time period, use the prompt as a starting point.
• If you want to write about a specific place, use the prompt as a starting point.

Set a Deadline for Yourself.

• Set a deadline for yourself.
• Use a calendar and/or to-do list.
• If you’re feeling particularly organized, use an additional calendar and/or to-do list in conjunction with your main system(s).
• You can even go further than that and keep track of your progress by adding some sort of spreadsheet or notebook to the mix.

Track Your progress and Accomplishments

To truly make this a challenge, you will need to ensure that your progress is being tracked. There are a number of ways to do this. You can use a calendar and mark off each day as it passes, or you could put together an Excel spreadsheet to track your performance over time. However you choose to do it, the most important thing is that you keep track at all! There’s nothing worse than losing sight of your progress when trying to accomplish something big.

For instance, if one month into the challenge I haven’t written anything new in thirty days (which would be very unlikely), then I’ll know exactly where my problem lies: with my motivation and discipline levels not being high enough for the task at hand. In contrast, if after two months on this journey I’ve been able to write five thousand words every single day without fail—even on holidays!—then now I know for sure that my abilities are strong enough for writing full-time as my career choice going forward (as long as there aren’t any other factors involved).

Reward yourself.

When you’re done with your 30-day writing challenge, reward yourself. This might be something as simple as a night out with friends or family, or it could be a trip to the movies. Whatever it is, make sure that the reward will create positive emotions in your mind and help keep you motivated to continue to write on a daily basis. You can also set up rewards for completing weekly goals during your 30-day challenge: if you finish writing 300 words per day five days in a row, treat yourself by buying an extra large pizza (or whatever food makes you happy).

Conclusion

With these tips, you can complete a writing challenge that will help you become a better writer. Once you’ve finished your challenge, make sure to take the time to reward yourself—you deserve it!

30 Day Writing Challenge

If you would like to start with a 30 Day Writing Challenge of your own, then go on and do it! You don’t need a friend or writing group to get started, even though it is more fun. You can start at anytime!

Follow along if you’d like some writing ideas, inspiration if you get stuck yourself or to simply follow along.

30 Day Writing Challenge Links

Getting Started –Running Topic and Article List – Day 1 – Day 2 – Day 3 –