#52stories

I’ve had trouble finding a motivational tool for consistent writing. There are always things that get in the way, and I find counting hours or words per day doesn’t work for me. However, thanks to a chance comment by another writer, I got interested in a quote from Ray Bradbury: “Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.”

There have been times when I wrote a story a day and felt pretty good about them. A story a week seems feasible. It gives enough wiggle room that I can not write on a bad or busy day, but is tight enough that I won’t forget about it altogether.

I decided to give it a try, and keep a clear record. It may be that this ends ignominiously after a month. Maybe I’ll make it the whole year. In any case, two weeks in, it’s proven a good motivator – I’m already a week ahead!

Whether the stories are or will be any good is another question, but the best way to write better is to write more.