Road Trip Wednesday: My Writing Goal Rewards

I'm a fan of setting goals. And not just in my head. I actually have a Life Goals scrapbook full of blank pages (and some completed pages) with goals written across the top. I love dreaming, and perhaps the only thing I love more than the dreaming is figuring out the steps to making those dreams come true.

The Herbfarm's dining room.

At the end of each set goal, I allow myself a reward. Sometimes meeting the goal in and of itself is the reward, while other times there's an additional perk I allow myself when I feel like I worked hard or achieved something important to me.

With writing, my rewards tend to be simple and intuitive. If I met my word count for the day, my goal is nothing more than going to bed with a clean conscience. That's definitely worth something! But I do have one big goal set aside for that fated day I (hopefully!) Sell The Book.

And it's all about the food.

When I sell, I'm going here. The Herbfarm. Home of the nine course, seasonal, themed menu, one dinner seating per night and a celebration of all edibles Northwest. I've been dying to go for donkers years, but I won't allow myself the pleasure until I reach that ultimate publishing dream. Until then, I'll gaze longingly at the themes (Copper River Salmon! The Great Northwest Barbecue! The Uber Tuber!) in between meeting those daily word counts.

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