I suck at New Years resolutions. The last couple years, I've made vague esoteric ones like "be kind" and other hippie-dippie shit. Even those I've failed to stick with completely.
However, my 2017 resolution is to read and write more. By reading, I mean more books, not stupid internet shit. For me this means not simply re-reading books I like which has become my habit over the past few years. It also means trying to read more fiction rather than non-fiction. (Though I'm sure I'll still read a ton of non-fiction.) "It Can't Happen Here" was the first full fiction book I've read in literal years.
On the writing end, my goal is to post a GS article every Tuesday. Some weeks I'm sure it won't be more than a couple paragraphs of nonsense, but the point is to get back into the habit of writing. I realize that I haven't done any real writing in well over a year. It feels like the muscles are atrophying a bit, and frankly I've always identified more as a writer than a filmmaker.
I'm going to try and get myself into a daily writing habit. (Something I've never had.) Not 1,000 words a day, but more like an hour of non-stop writing. It doesn't have to be on a single project either. My plan is to just write whatever is in my head on any given morning. Literally set a timer for an hour and do nothing but write.
We'll see how this goes. As I said, I'm terrible about resolutions and I know how I am when my life gets frenetic. That said, I feel like my present goal should be all about getting back to basics. Writing should be a part of that.
