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Or get challenged by a friend.
It doesn’t matter what form the challenge takes. It could be wordcount. It could be a scene. It could be dialogue. It could be character description.
You name it, you can make a contest out of it.
I’m doing the "Write A Book With Me" over at Holly Lisle’s Pocket Ful Of Words, right now.
It’s nice to see progress, it’s nice to compare progress.
It’s not a race of who does the fastest, greatest, most, or best. For me, I just like to keep up. Get a pat on the back sometimes. Pat others on the back.
If you are in a critique group, or write with a partner, why not set yourself a challenge (or a goal) every month?
How about posting a scenario, and everyone writes their version of a scene?
How about posting a keyword, and have everyone write an argument revolving around the key word?
How about posting six character flaws, and have everyone make them part of the hero, somehow? (Showing, not telling, and picking a specific flaw rather than all six.)
How about posting a specific location, and have everyone describe it?
Or you could just go and post your daily wordcount and share the ups and downs. 
(That’s what we’re doing at Passionate Critters at the moment.)
Go for it. Practice makes perfect.
