How to Reset Your Writing Goals (A Gentle Q1 Check-In for Writers + Personal Writing Update)

We’ve reached the end of the first quarter of the year, and this is a perfect moment to pause and ask a far more useful question than “What did I accomplish?”

Is the way I’m approaching my writing actually working for me right now?

In this short solo episode, I share a gentle, guilt-free Q1 reset and reflection questions to help you course-correct, plus a behind-the-scenes look at my own writing progress — including finishing a draft, facing rejection, uncovering major plot issues, and doing the slow revision work that actually moves books forward.

If your year hasn’t gone as planned, don’t feel like you're behind. Instead, use your reflections to create a new plan of action that makes how you approach your writing work for you!

Slow and steady still counts.

Timestamps

00:00 Gentle Q1 check-in
00:28 Why this checkpoint matters
01:25 Quarter One reality check
02:21 Key reflection questions
04:01 Personal Q1 writing update
05:00 Draft win + rejection whiplash
05:27 Discovering and fixing a major logic flaw
06:37 Slow, steady revision plan
07:39 Your Q1 reset for Q2
08:50 Coaching support & next steps
09:41 Final thoughts

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