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20 Days of Writing + Day 1

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at New Paltz chapter.

 

 

 

“20 Days of Writing” was something I saw on Facebook one day, and decided to do. I only ended up doing the first five days, but this time around I am determined to actually finish it. Its only 20 days, it’s short enough that I feel I can accomplish it. The purpose of the writing is to help jumpstart the writing process: it’s a prompt, in few words. Here are the days in case you’d like to try it for yourself: 

Day 1: 2017 Resolutions 

Day 2: Three Wishes 

Day 3: Dear 7-Year-Old Me 

Day 4: Dear 14-Year-Old Me 

Day 5: Dear 18-Year-Old Me 

Day 6: Outside the Window 

Day 7: Last night’s dream 

Day 8: Animal 

Day 9: My friendship with ____ 

Day 10: Can’t Live Without ___ 

Day 11: Dream Job 

Day 12: A Special Date 

Day 13: Fear 

Day 14: The Closed Door 

Day 15: Good Vibes 

Day 16: Shopping Wishlist 

Day 17: The Night Sky 

Day 18: I Miss You 

Day 19: Places I Wanna Go 

Day 20: Magic  

 

So, here’s my Day One: 2017 resolutions 

  • – Learn to drive (still hasn’t happened yet) 

  • – Get at least a 3.1 GPA (shooting for this semester!) 

  • – Get a summer job (I did and it was an amazing experience!) 

  • – Manage my emotions better (a life-long battle… I’m getting better though) 

  • – Be a little more healthy (I don’t know if exercising will happen, but I will try, lol) 

Tune in tomorrow for the next day! And feel free to post your day in the comments, or even just write about it to yourself. 

Call me Jai [which rhymes with 'hi']! I'm currently a student at SUNY New Paltz, majoring in Communication Disorders and minoring in Deaf Studies. I'm a huge fan of horror movies, comic books, and Harry Potter. I've been writing since I was young, and I specialize in spoken word and short stories. I am originally from Brooklyn, but have lived in a variety of states over the years. I love music (anything in the alternative rock/pop punk/rap & hip-hop genre is my jam). I aspire to be either a Teacher of the Deaf or speech-language pathologist in a school, after I get that Master's, of course (and possibly my PhD). I also want to be an advocate for mental health in the Black community, speaking out for those who do not have a voice. Writing novels like Stephen King and J.K. Rowling in the future is just a side job :)