Worksheet #32: Story Success Plan

From a spring workshop a few years ago, here are some questions to rev your interest in a new project.

1. What do you want to write about? (concept)
2. Why do you want to write this story or about this topic? (author platform)
3. Who do you think will want to read this story? (audience)
4. What do you need to do before you begin writing? (research, planning, outlining)
5. Are you writing this story now? If now, what’s stopping you? (obstacles)
6. What do you need to do to complete the project? (goals)
7. When do you plan to complete the project? (deadline)
8. When completed, where do you plan to submit the story? (publication plan?)

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