New Year’s Resolutions

A close group of friends and I usually set New Year’s goals. We periodically check on each other to see if we’re making progress. This year, my goals are a little different. Last year my goal was to sell my first book and to complete at least another novel and a new proposal. I’m happy that I did achieve those goals.

But this year I’m feeling a little fuzzy about the goals. I know I’m going to finish at least two more books, but the question is where I want to take things from here. Do I want to continue writing more Irish medievals? Or do I want to try out a new historical time period? I live near Colonial Williamsburg, and I’ve often wondered about setting a book in that era. I could probably come up with a hunky militia man…It’ll be interesting to see where the new year takes me in my writing.

What I need to do most is speed things up. I tend to write three drafts: the first is my rough draft which just maps out the basic character conflicts. The second draft is where I flesh out the emotions and the descriptive detail. The third draft is where I try to avoid repetition, both word-wise and plot-wise. Right now I’m ahead of the game, in that I have three completed novels and 100 pages on the new book. But this year I need to be much more consistent with writing every day and increasing my page production.

So, I guess for me it’ll be:
1. Write every day
2. Increase my page production so I can finish a book every 4 months
3. Write two new books and one new proposal
4. Make a book trailer for my upcoming release
**And the one that’s not technically in my control:
5. Sell three more books

In my personal life, I need to start exercising more consistently and taking better care of myself by eating less junk.
I’m tempted to take up figure skating again….:banana:

How about you? What are your New Year’s Resolutions?