This morning I posted here on the website about my blogging resolutions. Over at Burnside Writers Collective I had another piece on resolutions published. In the article, I questioned if the phrase “If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans” means that God laughs at our resolutions.
You can read the full article here.
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to start a blog focusing on my writing. Resolution accomplished!
It doesn’t end there, though, does it?
Much like eating healthy, exercising, and flossing, blogging and writing are habits that need to be ongoing. That’s why it helps to set some concrete and tangible goals.
Here are my blogging goals:::
1. Blog about writing at least once a month.
2. Blog about Greek identity, Greek culture, or Greece at least once a month.
3. Update blog whenever I publish a new article elsewhere.
As I continue to think about my writing resolutions, I may need to develop a list of publishing goals as well, as writing and publishing are two separate beasts.
For now, though, it helps just to put down a few simple goals to get me started on the right track. I plan to fine tune these goals and reevaluate them on a monthly, if not a weekly, basis. Setting goals with time lines helps me actually achieve them as opposed to just thinking and dreaming about all my projects.
Perhaps I’ll write in next month about the progress of my resolutions. Feel free to keep me accountable!
What are your writing resolutions?
After a few months’ hiatus, Asphalt Eden is back! Asphalt Eden is a blog I founded in January 2009 that is a source for art, entertainment, sports, food, and Christianity in New York City. It’s updated every week with event listings going on throughout the city. You’ll find out about efforts to make the lives of the homeless more comfortable and dignified, major conferences that bring different churches and denominations together, and how faith and work are related.
Happy New Year! Καλή χρονιά! I suppose it’s rather cliche to start a blog in the new year, but I’ve been talking about doing this for a while and a new year seems to have given me the impetus I needed. Let me tell you a little about why I’m blogging and what you’ll find here.
I’m looking forward to sharing my journey as a writer and editor with you. I’m currently working on a few different projects. One of the ones I’m most excited about sharing with you is my memoir about growing up Greek-American. Whether you’re Greek, Greek-American, a hellenophile, or interested in cross-cultural exchange of any sort, you’ll hopefully find my upcoming project interesting and informative. As this blog gets underway, I’ll collect inspiring quotes by Greek writers and philosophers, let you know about upcoming Greek events and news, and share some memories with you that might just fall under the category of embarrassing.
Having worked as a professional writer and editor for over ten years now, I also have a multitude of other interesting projects I’m involved with. Feel free to check out the clips section to sample previous articles on such obsessions as the Beat Generation, The Hold Steady, traveling, and visual arts. Whenever I publish something new, I’ll be sure to share the news with you in the blog.
I also hope this blog will be encouraging and useful for fellow writers and those interested in the writing process. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at what I’m thinking about as I write. Some of the entries will deal with the practical issues of style and substance and other entries will mean to inspire, support, and create a community of writers and readers.
Please feel free to leave your thoughts and questions for me, about what I’m writing, and about the writing life in the comments section. I’d love to hear what you’re writing and reading too!
Looking forward experiencing 2011 with you!
Luv ya heaps,
Stephanie
Stephanie Nikolopoulos is a writer, editor, writing teacher, and speaker based in New York City.
She is the coauthor, with Paul Maher Jr., of "Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road.'"
You can email her at stephanie_701 {@} yahoo.com
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