Who is ready for another writing challenge? I know I am.

I have to get a solid first draft done for a published chapter, that I am working on in a team – by the end of August. I thought a writing challenge would be a great way to motivate me and hold me accountable. So, if this sounds like something you need too, I hope you will join me!

Here is how the challenge works:

Everyone’s overall and daily goal will be different, depending on what they need to accomplish. For example:

My overall good is to complete a first draft of a chapter I am working on for a book. And my daily goal will be to write at least 500 words a day.

I have already done lots of prep work for this chapter. I have done my analysis and written the abstract, so I am ready to start writing. However, you might be at the early stages of your writing for a certain project, therefore your goal might look something like this:

An overall good to complete the prep work for a journal article idea. And a daily goal of spending an hour a day towards this article, such as finding relevant literature, reading literature, brainstorming, writing the abstract etc.

I have created a really simple template for us to keep track of our overall and daily goals – however, feel free to adapt it to what works for you!

Although the title of the challenge is 30 days – I am making weekend’s optional. I really try and promote taking weekends off and that includes this challenge. However, if you have a tight deadline and need to work on the weekends – then treat these days as “bonus days”

Don’t forget to join the Facebook group and use the hashtags #30daywritingchallenge and #scholarculture to connect with other

I will be sharing my progress through posts and stories on Instagram and hope to connect with you there.

Until next time,

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