Thursday, January 12, 2012

10 Questions For Every Writer in 2012

We often start a new year by re-evaluating our lives in general, but have you ever re-evaluated who you are as a writer? Why not start the year by checking in with your inner writer and see if your likes/dislikes, goals, or writing preferences have changed. You might be surprised! Here are some helpful questions to get you started. Answer spontaneously and have fun with it!

1. How do you define "writer"? Do you consider yourself to be one?
2. What is your passion when it comes to writing? (novels, non-fiction, poetry, short-stories, children's books, journaling, etc.)
3. What do you read as a writer? What types of books have you read in the past six months?
4. Do you write what you read or would you consider it?
5. What two genres stand out in your mind the most?
6. Do you write for others, or is your writing strictly private?
7. Would you like to share your writing with others someday?
8. What is the biggest gift that writing has given to you?
9. What keeps you motivated to write?
10. What writing goals have you set for yourself in 2012?

Happy Writing! ~Melissa Kline

11 comments:

  1. These are great questions to ask ourselves to stay inspired and writing. It's always good to think of these things and our goals at the beginning of a new year.

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  2. I love these questions! I might link to this post with some of my own answers, if that's all right.

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    1. Absolutely. Looking forward to seeing your answers!

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    2. Annie: saw your answers and responses to your post!

      http://anniecardi.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/how-do-you-define-yourself-as-a-writer/#comments

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  4. I just found your comment about being at the 'end' of the motherreader list, so thought I'd check you out first. I enjoyed the questions & will sit with them this evening in my journal, and I also loved the interview in the post previous with Kelly Milner (Girl Meets Boy). It's great to peak into the world of an author, even a bit, & the book sounds like a good read. Thanks for the thoughtful posts!

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    1. Ha! Thanks for starting on the other end of the list! I just commented on your blog too. Isn't this fun?

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  5. Question #8: The greatest gift is the friendship of other writers who offer support & encouragement. I love my writer friends!

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  6. Oooh good ones--these just confirm that I'm on my right path! THX!

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  7. I hesitated calling myself a writer until I started getting paid to do it. Now, with my first novel coming out in a few months, I feel like I've graduated and call myself an author. Right now I love reading dystopian and YA paranormal. Write fantasy and paranormal. Love your questions. Got my gears going. Thanks! - Laurisa White Reyes, author of The Rock of Ivanore (Tanglewood Press, May 2012)

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  8. Oh, I really like these questions! I've been using the blogs I'm finding through the Comment Challenge to get in touch with my inner writer, and this certainly helps. Thanks!

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