2016 End of Year Creativity Survey

As we close out another year, let’s take stock of 2016 in a slightly different way! While many of us participate in those “Year in Review” memes which essentially ask questions about your year from a variety of perspectives, this one is only 10 questions long and focuses on your creative life this year. I participated in this swap last year when @Artistic hosted it in her former writing group, and I found that it made me think and really take stock of what I had done (well, more honestly, hadn’t done) in 2015, and what I wanted to accomplish in 2016. So play along and maybe you’ll surprise yourself too!

The Swap: Type or handwrite your responses to the 10 questions that follow. Write at least a paragraph to each. These aren’t one word, or one sentence responses! When you’re done, mail your answers to your partner! Pretty simple, eh?

1. How did 2016 rate as a creative year for you?

2. If you could do it over again, what, if anything, would you change about your creative life in the past year?

3. What was your big writing goal for 2016?

4. Did you achieve your big writing goal or not?

5. What obstacles popped up to prohibit you from reaching the writing and creative goals you set for yourself?

6. What did you write/create?

7. How do/did you feel about what you wrote/created in 2016?

8. What’s the best book you read in 2016?

9. What was your favorite group swap?

10. What one thing do you hope to accomplish or do in your reading/writing/creative life in 2017?

The Administrivia:

• 1 partner

• Flakers will not be tolerated. I reserve the right to ban anyone in this group who has late swaps on their dash, a history of sending late, or has any recent 1s.

• Rate promptly! If we hear from other members that they have to consistently message you for the status of a swap because you don’t rate until backed into a corner, you’ll be removed from the group.