Tuesday Tidbit: You have 365 writing opportunities before you

 

Author and writing mentor Nancy Julien Kopp’s words

on New Year's Eve made my heart dance.

They brought me energy.

And a smile.

 

She said I could share them with you.

Prepare to be inspired!

 

“This next year gives us 365 opportunities,” Nancy writes.

 

“Think what those 365 opportunities mean to those in the writing world. Wow! You have 365 days to pursue your craft in the best way you know how.

 

“Each day of the year is a gift that we’re given. It’s up to us to decide what to do with each one.”

 

Nancy continues, “If you’re a writer, writing should be somewhere on your daily plan.

 

“Some days will be filled with writing projects and anything related to them besides the actual new writing,” she said. “Research, editing, revising . . . come to mind.

 

Nancy asks, “What are you going to do with these 365 opportunities?”

 

Nancy’s message reminds me of what Lee Roddy said:

 

“An unfinished manuscript cannot change lives.

Even a finished one cannot minister

in a drawer or filing cabinet.”

(quoted in Marlene Bagnulls’ Write His Answer)

 

And finally, Nancy leaves us with this encouragement:

 

“Maybe today is a good day

to think about your goals for 2022.

What do you want to accomplish this next year?

 

“. . . For this next year,

I wish you joy in your writing world,

that you grow as a writer,

and that you have many successes.

Don’t forget that you have 365 opportunities

to accomplish all of them.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!”

 

Thanks, Nancy, for the inspiration!

 

There you have it: Your Tuesday Tidbit.