Welcome to the first meeting of our monthly Serious Writers Accountability Group (Acronym: SWAGr, because every insecure writer needs a little swagger, don’t you think?)

Writing is a lonely business and, as StoryADay May proves year after year, there’s nothing quite like peer pressure for helping you meet your goals.

Every month I encourage you to come here, leave a comment and tell us what your goals are for this month. Then, next month, check in, tell us how you did and what you’re going to do in the following four weeks. (It doesn’t have to be fiction. Feel free to use this group to push you in whatever creative direction you need.)

Examples of Goals

• “I’m going to write every morning from 6-7 AM.”
• “I’ll write 250 words a day, minimum.”
• “I’ll write 10,000 (fiction) words this month.”
• “I’ll write one full story and revise another.”
• “I’ll write four stories and submit one story to a publication.”
• “I’ll outline that presentation I’ve been putting off working on, and create half of the slides.”
• “I’ll track my time and see what’s getting in the way of my writing.”
• “I’ll keep a journal to track my resistance to getting the work done.”

 So, what will you do this month? Leave your comment below:

(Next check-in, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Tell your friends. )