So, we are now into a New Year. It’s a time to set goals for 2012 and look at the longer-range plans and modify them accordingly. I thought I’d share a few of my goals with all of you for two reasons:
- To write down goals that I consider to be realistic and achievable.
- To publicize them so you all can guilt me into success. 🙂
I, of course, have personal resolutions which my partner and I share every New Year’s Eve. And those things will remain private. Believe-you-me, we will encourage and support each other as we have for the last five years. I have no doubts about that.
These are my writer-goals. And in no particular order, I list all ten here for your comment and laughter. 🙂
- Publish TWO books of the Arcana Chronicles this year. Yes, I said TWO. Book two is about 35% written and I have a goal of July 1 for “go live.” I’d like to get Book 3 ready by Christmas.
- Publish THREE short stories (There is one anthology already in the works)
- Make a final decision on the future of The Word Count Podcast– Submissions have dropped dramatically for the last few episodes, to the point where I actually had to cancel 2011’s Holiday Show. Do I change formats? Get a co-host? Or close it down all together.
- 2012 publishing strategy
- Collaborative writing-I have been bouncing ideas around with Emmett Spain and others for months now. I’d like to get moving on some of these
- Attend ReaderCON and one other writing conference
- Review and publicize more of my fellow Indie writer’s work
- Be available to help along newbie writers when possible
- Participate on Social Media in a social way, less sales blasts
- Read twice as many books as I did in 2011
Will I achieve all of the above? I’ll let you know at the end of December, assuming the Mayan calendar hoopla is wrong.
Happy 2012. My your dreams become reality this year!
Peace