OCCRWA Proudly Presents:

January 16 - February 12, 2012

Going the Distance: Goal Setting and Time
Management for the Writer

with Kitty Bucholtz

About the Class:

Wherever you are in your career, time management is often one of the biggest challenges. Every New Year’s Eve, as the fireworks explode, we try to figure out how to make our goals into our reality.  But what will work for you?

In this class, you will be presented with a variety of ways to look at goal setting and time management specifically designed for the writer.  Whether you are a plotter or a pantster, this interactive course will help you design a game plan that will work for you.  These are a few of the topics that will be covered in twelve lectures:

• breaking down your goals,
• tracking your accomplishments,
• choosing rewards,
• creating work menus,
• organizing your calendar (physical and/or electronic),
• organizing your writing (physically and electronically),
• organizing your desk,
• determining your definition of success for the year,
• and much more

You will be encouraged to share both your personal time management frustrations as well as your tips and tricks for achieving your writing goals.  Everyone will take away a personalized plan for the year, and you will know how and when to make adjustments.  If you are a self-published writer, there will be specific lists and exercises to organize your time and keep you from getting overwhelmed.

Though class interaction will be most helpful, this is a class that can be taken and saved for later as long as you take the time to download the many forms provided on the group web site.

It’s a new year!  Forget the mistakes of the past and focus on what you can do now to change your future!

About the Instructor:

Kitty Bucholtz decided to combine her undergraduate degree in business, her years of experience in accounting and finance, and her graduate degree in creative writing to become a writer-turned-independent-publisher.  Her first novel, Little Miss Lovesick, was released in September 2011 as an ebook and will be available by December in print format.  Kitty has also written magazine articles, devotionals, and worked as a magazine editor.  She is the co-founder of Routines for Writers where she blogs every Wednesday.  Her next novel, Love at the Fluff N Fold, will be released in Spring 2012.

Enrollment Information
Enrollment for this class has closed.
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