I was inspired to do this post. Please read the source of the inspiration: ORGANIZATION AND THE 500 CLUB
It’s the best advice I’ve seen in a long time for new writers. Each step in the journey to getting your work out there is a challenge. Just writing for yourself, no matter how good you are isn’t going to get your name out there.
What the post suggests, is to write 500 words of first draft quality–in other words 500 words that are nearly good enough to submit. Not 500 words that aren’t up to that.
I am finally, after two years of zero, getting 1k-2k words daily that go into my work in progress. When I first tried to get back on my feet following my husband’s death, which was about a year and a half later, I found I not only couldn’t write, I found whatever I did, I had to nap after 20 minutes on my laptop. I was exhausted.
Being new to writing, is also difficult. A person builds up to it. The more you work at it, the more proficient you will be and the more likely to achieve your goals. Forget about rejection, that comes later, but!!! there is acceptance too!
Go for it, writers! Try the 500 words, get into the habit and don’t deviate. You’ll get there!
Best of luck!