{"id":2492,"date":"2020-12-19T14:26:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T21:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/?p=2492"},"modified":"2020-12-19T14:26:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T21:26:35","slug":"a-new-year-a-new-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/a-new-year-a-new-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Year &#8211; A New Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Welcome to our last 2020 Topic Chat &#8211; A New Year &#8211; A New Goal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">On Sunday, 20 December, 2020 we will wrap up our last chat of the year. Our regularly scheduled Wednesday and Sunday Chats will resume on 6 January, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erik-mclean-d8LfBmm_V6c-unsplash-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erik-mclean-d8LfBmm_V6c-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"winter waterfall frozen\" class=\"wp-image-2493 size-full\" srcset=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erik-mclean-d8LfBmm_V6c-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erik-mclean-d8LfBmm_V6c-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erik-mclean-d8LfBmm_V6c-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erik-mclean-d8LfBmm_V6c-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erik-mclean-d8LfBmm_V6c-unsplash-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/erik-mclean-d8LfBmm_V6c-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writing-world.com\/basics\/goals.shtml\">Setting Effective Writing Goals <strong>by Moira Allen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">To be effective, goals should meet three criteria: They should be\u00a0<strong>measurable<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>meaningful<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>attainable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wise writing strategy includes a mix of short-term goals and long-term goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long-term goals help you determine where you&#8217;re going, short-term goals help you decide how to get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most delightful thing about goals: You\u00a0<em>can<\/em>\u00a0change them. They are not graven in stone. They are not chains, meant to lock you into some sort of writer&#8217;s bondage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Till Next Year Everyone at the Writer&#8217;s Chatroom Wishes all of you a Saner, Happier, More Productive and Healthy 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwriterschatroom.com%2Fwp%2Fa-new-year-a-new-goal%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden;  width:150px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/li><li class=\"twtr\" style=\"width:90px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/a-new-year-a-new-goal\/\">&nbsp;<\/a><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');<\/script><\/li><li class=\"gplus\" style=\"width:68px\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-href=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/a-new-year-a-new-goal\/\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"ssb_linkedin\" style=\"width:64px\"><script src=\"\/\/platform.linkedin.com\/in.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">lang: en_US<\/script><script type=\"IN\/Share\" data-url=\"http:\/\/writerschatroom.com\/wp\/a-new-year-a-new-goal\/\" data-counter=\"right\"><\/script><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To be effective, goals should meet three criteria: They should be measurable, meaningful, and attainable.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ssb_list_wrapper\"><li class=\"fb2\" style=\"width:135px\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwriterschatroom.com%2Fwp%2Fa-new-year-a-new-goal%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;action=like&amp;show_faces=false&amp;share=true&amp;width=135&amp;height=21&amp;appId=307091639398582\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; 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