Your Novel Isn't Going to Write Itself

If your New Year's Resolution is to finish your novel break it down. Write everyday. Make that your goal. A small goal, just to write, not to make a novel.

After you get into the habit of writing everyday, set a word count. Not too big at first. Say, 500 words. Don't ever stop until you reach your goal! Don't edit, don't re-read, just write. Let it flow.

Up that count when it gets to be habit. You should be able to get to 1,500 words a day by the end of February. If you can write more, great. By year's end you could have that novel done.

For more about reaching your goals with small steps read this:

http://lifehacker.com/accomplish-any-goal-by-doing-something-small-every-day-1491749639?utm_campaign=socialflow_lifehacker_facebook&utm_source=lifehacker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Humor: Editing "The Night Before Christmas"

This, from Baltimore's Towson University, is great. 

You may know the Clement C. Moore poem as The Night Before Christmas though it's true title is A Visit From St. Nicholas. 

What if it were edited today? Would it be The Night Santa Claus Visited the non-Jewish, non-Islamic, semi-Christian Children of the World?

Editors can be rough. 

http://pages.towson.edu/lieb/bestchristmascard.html