Dear SLO Nightwriter,
Hopefully you feel as lucky as I did on Tuesday night. What an amazing 2 hours with Jay. It was a night I will not soon forget. It was definitely a highlight of my time as a SLONW.
Although I do eventually plan to write something up to recap the highlights, if you are eager to relive the evening, recall I captured it in audio, which you can listen to at:
One of the common responses we heard in Part 1 was the obstacle of completion. If there's no skin in the game, there's no deadline, then there's no consequence.
In an effort to extend the enthusiasm many of us had following last week, I created a Facebook group as an experiment in accountability.
A few months ago I made a commitment to myself (and my critikis) to devote the month of October to finishing my book. Over the last 3 years, I've written 300+ chapters and now it's time to finally pull it all together.
As a reflect back on some of my greatest achievements, a common thread was surrounding myself with a community of others with a shared objective. If we're gonna jump in the ocean, it's far less intimidating with others along side.
If you want to make a similar commitment to finishing your own work, I encourage you to take part in the pilot and join the WriteTober Facebook group. I'm using the Miracle Morning Group as a model - Which is a great community to check in with others, ask for help, and offer tips that you've personally found helpful.
Also, in the excitement of Tuesday's event, I failed to plug my upcoming publishing workshop at Cal Poly on Nov. 4. There's more info (and a short video) at www.selfpublishedsuccess.com.
Thanks to everyone who pitched to make last week so awesome!
My best, Brian Schwartz