Goal setting in your writing or creative practice

Lit!Commons: Goals

Lit!Commons presents a free sample course on goal setting. Our 10 core teaching artists will lead you through a process to identify, practice, and maintain your writing and creative practice goals.

Mini-Course on Goal Setting

The sample course is now available! We hope this gives you a path to clarifying your own goals while getting a sense of the teaching artists involved with Lit!Commons

1. Welcome to the Lit!Commons Goal Setting Mini-Course
2. Intro to the Lit!Commons Mini-Course
3. How to use this course
4. Before we begin...
1. Where Do You Want To Go? Video Introduction
2. Planning Your Creative Journey
3. Creative Journey Guided Meditation
4. Creative Journey Meditation (Text)
5. (Optional) Worksheet
1. Welcome from Erin
2. Setting the Stage
3. Setting Attainable Goals
1. Introduction from Ty Chapman
2. Establishing Long- and Short-Term Goals
1. Let's Build a Sustainable Writing Practice Together
2. Let's set some goals: Habits
3. Catalyst Survey
1. Welcome from Kathryn Kysar
2. Lesson Five: Monitoring Progress and Adjusting Goals
1. The Power of Accountability (and Community) Video Introduction
2. The Power of Accountability: Sharing and Connecting
1. Welcome and Intro from Savannah
2. Shifting Your Mindset
3. Diversifying Goals to Overcome Setback
1. Guide to Revisions
2. Sun Yung Shin: Introduction and Importance of Community
3. Principles of Revision
4. Practical Tips to Revision
1. Celebrating Our Success: When Writerly Wishes Come True
1. Introduction and Freewrite with Shannon Gibney
2. Future Goals Activity
1. Some parting stories
2. So what's next?
3. Before you go...tell us how we did

About this course

Free
10 sample lessons
From 10 Lit!Commons Teachers

Lit!Commons: Goals

Lit!Commons presents a free sample course on goal setting. Our 10 core teaching artists will lead you through a process to identify, practice, and maintain your writing and creative practice goals.

Lit!Commons: Goals

Mini-Course on Goal Setting

Welcome to Lit!Commons: Goal Setting

Lesson 1: Introspection and Creative Aspirations with Brenda Hudson

Lesson 2: Principles of Effective Goal Setting with Erin Sharkey

Lesson 3: Crafting Your Writing Goals with Ty Chapman

Lesson 4: Start to Build Sustainable Habits with Art Coulson

Lesson 5: Monitoring Progress and Adjusting Goals with Kathryn Kysar

Lesson 6: The Power of Accountability with Allison Wyss

Lesson 7: Overcoming Obstacles and Setbacks with Savannah Brooks

Lesson 8: Embracing Feedback and Revisions with Sun Yung Shin

Lesson 9: Celebrating Milestones and Successes with Rachel Werner

Lesson 10: Reflecting and Setting Future Goals with Shannon Gibney

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About this course

Lit!Commons: Goals