Hello readers! December 2014 saw the publication of my first poetry collection - Expressions of the Soul. This collection ranges from my teenage years to November 2014 with many different topics. It was quite a few years of writing; however, the amount of poetry I came up with was around 77 poems. One may look at that number and wonder why I wasn't as active in my poetry writing. I know I sure did! When I published that first collection, I decided in 2015 I had to be diligent with my writing.
So, I decided to create a few goals for myself. I am going to share them with you today. I have two major goals.
These may seem like some strange goals, but the goal is to focus on writing what I enjoy and providing an emotional and spiritual side of myself instead of focusing on entertainment writing. Do not get me wrong. I love writing novels, yet I find myself more easily in poetry.
Number 1 gives me the total of 104 poems for the next book of poetry. What I have found in the beginning weeks of the year is that I am probably going to surpass this goal by a huge margin. That feels supremely great and provides me with the opportunity to publish more than one poetry collection this year, which leads to Number 2.
Besides the major goals, I have a few smaller goals. I am a free verse poet. I do not enjoy following the rules. I feel that it is to constricting. I want to have 100% control over flow and length. It just makes sense to who I am as a person and a poet. That being said, I have branched out a little in the visual aspects of my poetry and some of the rhyming. I can talk about some of it now, but the majority of it will have to wait until I publish one to share! I don't want to give away all my secrets!
Minor Goals
1. Create visual stimulating poetry.
2. Begin using some rhyming themes
3. Follow your inspiration
4. Build tension
As you can see, these minor goals are trivial in the long scheme of things. Above all else, I want my poetry to be enjoyed and emotional. I believe I provide that!
So, I decided to create a few goals for myself. I am going to share them with you today. I have two major goals.
Major Goals
1. Create as many poems as I can in 2015, but with a minimum of 2 per week.
AND
2. Publish 1-2 more collections of poetry in 2015.
These may seem like some strange goals, but the goal is to focus on writing what I enjoy and providing an emotional and spiritual side of myself instead of focusing on entertainment writing. Do not get me wrong. I love writing novels, yet I find myself more easily in poetry.
Number 1 gives me the total of 104 poems for the next book of poetry. What I have found in the beginning weeks of the year is that I am probably going to surpass this goal by a huge margin. That feels supremely great and provides me with the opportunity to publish more than one poetry collection this year, which leads to Number 2.
Besides the major goals, I have a few smaller goals. I am a free verse poet. I do not enjoy following the rules. I feel that it is to constricting. I want to have 100% control over flow and length. It just makes sense to who I am as a person and a poet. That being said, I have branched out a little in the visual aspects of my poetry and some of the rhyming. I can talk about some of it now, but the majority of it will have to wait until I publish one to share! I don't want to give away all my secrets!
Minor Goals
1. Create visual stimulating poetry.
2. Begin using some rhyming themes
3. Follow your inspiration
4. Build tension
As you can see, these minor goals are trivial in the long scheme of things. Above all else, I want my poetry to be enjoyed and emotional. I believe I provide that!
What are some of your writing goals?
Sarah
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