Whatever your profession might be, it is impossible that a single day goes by without you having to write something. Be it an e-mail, or a memo, or a report or anything else, but write you must.

This post is mostly about creative writing, but what is applicable to creative writing is, with a few necessary changes, applicable to any other form of writing.

The most common barrier to writing is the fear of making a mistake, or the fear of writing something that is boring, or unreadable. One just wants to sit on the desk, and start writing, with the hope that words will begin to tumble and an interesting, gripping, page-turning story will be born.

But, it is not that easy. Not even for professionals likes Stephen King and Jeffrey Archer.

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Goal Setting theory of motivation is considered to be one of the most effective theories of motivation. We all need to stay motivated to go about the business of doing whatever it is that we do in our lives. But, more than anyone else, it is us – bloggers and struggling writers – who need to keep our motivation levels high in order to achieve success in our chosen field. How can we do that?

One way is to apply the goal setting theory to our writing.

The goal setting theory is simply about setting goals for our writing. But we already do that, what is so special about this theory? This theory says that our goals should have four essential qualities:

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