Setting Writing Goals

Happy January

Words don’t stop at the end of the year--

they tumble out--

stumbling forward,

one syllable at a time.

They can stop like a train hitting snow--

when it’s cold--

In flurries of excuses,

dropping snow-like blizzards onto our hearts.

A blanket over the nose--

we shiver from something called writer’s block.

But hey,

it’s January and the tracks can be cleared.

Rum in our tea,

a cozy sweater?

It’s time to thaw the ink in our veins.

Eastern Standard? Pacific Mountain?

Daylight Savings? Greenwich Mean Time?

Who cares?

It’s YOUR time!  

A month of endless possibilities.

Grab your slippers,

pull back the covers!

Release those swirling plot-lines,

Unleash the hounds circling inside your head.

There’s a story,

probably a book,

to fill with poetic words,

waiting to happen.

Dare I say, waiting for submission?

Lure readers into your

creative web,

keep them entertained,

make them run for tissues,

have them laughing and begging for more!

January is a great month for planning

and you have thirty-one days

to prepare,

and warm up

to a brand new year of potential.

Well? Cozy yet?