When Writing Goals Need a Re-Set with Penny Reeve

What did you think of this episode?Have you ever felt guilty about not meeting your writing goals or wondered if they need a check-up? Welcome to Your Best Writing Life, an extension of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference held in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mts of NC. I’m your host, Linda Goldfarb. Each week, I bring tips and strategies from writing and publishing industry experts to help you excel in your craft. I’m so glad you’re listening in. During this episode, you’ll learn what to do When Writing Goals Need a Re-Set.My industry expert is…Penny Reeve. Penny is a writer, children’s literature scholar, and speaker. She’s also the award-winning Australian author of more than 25 books for children. Writing as Penny Reeve, Penny Jaye, and Ella Shine, she writes picture books, junior fiction, children’s Bible studies, and young adult fiction. She is an experienced writing teacher with a particular interest in equipping Christian children’s writers. Learn more about Penny at www.pennyreeve.com·      Goals are important for writers, but how do we know if our goals need a check-up?·      How to start a writing goal re-set: revisit the old and consider the new.·      Be real about the rest of your life and then choose one to add, pause, delete, or restructure your writing goals.Listener giveaway –Penny is generously offering a downloadable Writing Goals Check-Up! A resource specifically designed to help writers – just like you – to work and conduct a goals check-up of your own. Check out Penny’s novel, Out of the Cages, a novel that took eleven years and eleven rejections before it found its way to publication and won awards, proof that re-setting goals can be a useful strategy for writers playing the long game. ·      www.pennyreeve.com o   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pennyreevethepennydrops o   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pennyreevethepennydrops/o   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PennyReeveauthor Book links for Penny’s 3 author names: o   Penny Reeve: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Penny-Reeve/author/B0034NJ9D4 o   Penny Jaye: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Penny-Jaye/author/B07NCXW6GQ o   Ella Shine: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ella-Shine/author/B08KCTYJYF Visit Your Best Writing Life website.Join our Facebook group, Your Best Writing LifeYour host - Linda Goldfarb#4 Podcast 2026 "Million Podcasts Top 30 Christian Writers Podcasts"#1 Podcast 2024 "Top 50+ Must-Have Tools and Resources for Christian Writers.Awarded the Spark Media 2023 Fan Favorites Best Solo PodcastAwarded the Spark Media 2022 Most Binge-Worthy Podcast