how dare we sit quietly

 So far the year has been going great! i've been writing a lot and plan on publishing something rather big by february! wow!!! my current word count has totaled up to around 9k, which makes about 1k a day. that's really cool, and if i keep up that pace, i'll end up shooting past my total goal of 200k for the year! 

but ALSO......im thinking that maybe i should start REALLY challenging myself this year. i've never really tried to challenge myself in terms of writing before because it's just a hobby, but that's kind of silly!! just because you do something purely for enjoyment doesn't mean you can't challenge yourself at it, so i've decided! 

looking at my current progress, i think it would be reasonable to expect 1k words a day, and set that as a regular goal. however, on top of that, i'm going to be challenging myself to make it 2k a day!! i'm not really going to have anything to reward myself with (except for the satisfaction of having written Many Words), but i think it would be a good way to motivate myself to just WRITE MORE. 

and the great thing about a challenge is that it's not something i'll have to stress myself about because it's 100% optional (stressing about the regular 1k is something else entirely haha...) so it won't be much of a burden, just something i can use to get ahead of my goals!! so good luck to me!! 

does anyone else have any ideas for writing challenges?? maybe some challenges you might have set for yourself??