Writing Goals & FREE Author Brag Sheet
- J.H. Jones
- 43 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Happy holidays! We're in that quiet week before New Year's Day, when I love to enjoy family and friends, but feel guilty about not doing writing stuff. To assuage my guilt, I did a quick review of my 2026 goals and realized, whoa! New Year's Day is almost here. Suddenly, I felt like a starting gun was about to go off, which will send me typing for all I'm worth to hit my self-imposed targets.
Of course that's a sure way to burn out, as Sara Stibitz on her terrific Substack, a ladder to the stars, discusses. She writes about creativity, and writing in particular, and in a recent post, Set Writing Goals That Actually Work, she talks about not starting with deadlines but assessing yourself and your habits first.
Her thoughtful approach reminded me about my writing brag sheet--which can help you set your foundation as you consider what you want to achieve in the coming year, factoring in Sara's excellent advice.
The 2025 Author Brag Sheet is an easy way to document all your writing wins in 2025. Maybe you started a short story, mastered a new author-support tool, completed your first edit on your manuscript, showed up to group write-ins regularly for one month, joined an author group, published your first novella, or submitted your work to an agent. No accomplishment is too large or small! And don't hang yourself up on perfection and get all judgy! The purpose of the brag sheet is to provide you with a tool to:
Validate achievements whatever they were
Boost your confidence
Motivate you to take next steps, and
Inspire you and others in the future
So use the 2025 Author Brag Sheet as your jumping off place to plan a wonderful 2026! And if you'd like to share your wins, Say Hello or toot the comments button below!