Some of these goals actually inspire me to fulfill mine, and are the reason I'm trying to integrate myself into this community. Finishing and publishing my WIP would be my goal
1. Finish my Paradise Mourned series (six short stories about a magical tapestry and those unfortunate enough to possess it.) 2. Write my 'Intro to poetry' and 'A study on Kate Light' blog series for the site.
To finish my novella currently titled 'The Shepherd of the Pines' by summer whilst tackling coursework and exams. I've noticed a terrible dichotomy in my thinking of late. I'm supposed to be interested in ecology, but all I want to do is write. Alas, I had to join university in my mid-twenties. If I just stayed in a regular job, I reckon I could devote much more time to this hobby.
Finish and publish four novels this year. Don't start any new novels, because that's constantly distracting me from finishing the ones I've already started.
write short stories where the lead character is female and Not a male which is a struggle for me. I am a man by the way.
It has been suggested to me that I should write something daily. I am not sure what I will do with 365 poems in 2019 - but here I go.
I'm being more realistic about my output expectations. I've been able to clear a lot off my plate relative to last year (the boat is finally repaired, our 22 year old cat with a meds regimen passed away, my mom is recovering from her stroke nicely, &c) and my employer is letting me start working a few days a week from home, which eliminates a lot of commute time. So: I'd like to write an hour a day, and on top of that, do a whimsical blog post weekly.
All I want to do is finish writing this GODDAMN book. Just this one. That’s it. That’s all. Please, god. It’s already been one year. I’ve had enough.
I tried to write a blog on goals, and I couldn't come up with a single one. I only had one goal surface this year, and it was to write every day. I also had other goals this year, like weight loss, but I think I stand a better chance at losing 25lbs than I do writing a coherent novel. How's that for a negative start. I need to whip out my book of cynical wisdom. Perhaps I should also amend this goal to simply fail harder.
This year I want to finally start making some real progress with the many story concepts I've got floating around. Some of these ideas have been in my mind for almost two years now but I've ended up putting aside to work on later. Now I want to write at least one into a full novel. I've already started and I'm into the third chapter, and I've got a good feeling that I'll finish this one. It's only my first draft, but if I can get this done it'll be further than I've ever gotten. Outside of working on my novel, I've started picking up books on creative writing and watching lectures from YouTube. I'm trying to read a lot more as well. I've improved a lot just by writing over nearly four years now, but now that I'm taking writing seriously as a career option I want to learn from every source I can.
My goal is to finish a first draft for my first novel. So far my writing rate isn't brilliant though! I have only wrote 2200 words :-(
Same here! I'm really rubbish at the moment of getting myself to actually write something, hence the post. I have one plot (that I'm not really liking) however it is a fully formed 'first book' plot, that I plan to continue with, to just get a first draft of a book done. If it goes no where, fine, but at least I've made a start and proven to myself I can finish something.
1) Finish the first draft of the Highly Flavored Novel by April 1. 2) Much less specific: Keep the HFN progressing at a decent clip. I can't say second draft by X, third draft by Y, because I don't know how I'm going to draft. 3) Continue to produce one new scene every two days, forever. I don't expect to have a perfect unbroken streak, but I don't want to allow myself to slide into pure editing because I don't trust that I'll climb out.
Good luck with your goals everyone. For me: One finished short story a month, and will continue to compile notes for 'A History of Dissonance'.
My goal for this year is to complete a novel. I spent most of last year trying my hand at writing extreme horror. I’ve ended up with a handful of short stories (a couple of which I’m actually quite pleased with) and the first drafts of two novellas. I had considered the possibility of self-publishing them, but I’ve since changed my mind. I’ve decided to concentrate my efforts on a “real” novel, with my intention being to get trade published. Might as well give that a go first, right? If that doesn’t work out (as I expect), I can always fall back on the self-publishing route. The novel I’m currently working on is a YA Sci-Fi/Adventure, which I’m writing in first person – completely different to anything I’ve written before – and, so far, I’m thoroughly enjoying the process. I’m aiming for it to be around 75k words, so cranking out the first draft should be perfectly doable with the next few months.
Does "not having any goals" count as a goal? Probably for me it should, because I tend to be really goal-oriented and it's going to be difficult for me to keep myself from setting them! But I want to spend some time just sort of relaxing and exploring. I've got a couple releases already scheduled and a book out on submission, so it's not like I have no business stuff to do. But in terms of writing? I want to take it easy and have fun. We'll see how long I can stick to that!
Hmm my goals? Finish writing my fifth novel (currently at 23k, aiming for 75k, but I'm sure I'll hit just under it). Start preparing outlines for many of my books, including this one crazy sci-fi futuristic novel, which will no doubt spark a heavy debate on a certain topic. Since I'm already close to half way done on this fifth novel, I'll give the name; it's called: The Extra-Ordinary Mr. Wickers. I like where it's going so far so that is a plus. Hmm, any other goals? Promote my other books and put into action, one of my local promotion plans. Should be a very productive year on the writing side.
