Despite the fact that we love writing, I think it’s fair to say that a lot of us often spend more time talking or reading about writing than actually getting on and doing it. I dread to think of the millions of words that might have been written were it not for the temptation to browse the internet for hours on end, reading lots about the art of writing but never quite getting around to putting the theory into practice.

With this in mind, here are three goals for writers that I think are worth adhering to.

Just write

An obvious one, yes, but considering how much time writers waste on procrastination, one that is worth stating. Do whatever you have to do to so you can write. Find a block of time, sit down, and just do it.

Sitting down to write in the first place is often the hardest bit – we often have so many demands on our time that it’s easy to neglect the one thing that we really want to do. It is, however, worth it. Don’t worry too much about what you’re writing to begin with; just get on with it, even if you can only manage to snatch ten minutes here or there to do it.

Try different things

Something that many writers do is get stuck into a particular vein of writing. Sometimes this is great – if you’ve got a good thing going, it makes sense to keep going with it (as long as it’s still good, of course). However, we could often benefit from trying something new.

After all, you never know what you might end up with if you try something that’s completely new to you. You could hit the writing jackpot.

Be proud of your writing style

Something that can keep us from getting as much writing done as we’d like is the worry that our writing style isn’t that great. This can be a hard one to get over, especially if you’re just in the process of learning your craft, but it’s important that you write like you. There’s no need to write like anyone else. We all have our own voice and while it might take some time to get it right, once you do, you’ll be glad you stuck to your own writing style.