2010 - Goals Update & Revision

Nearly 3 months into the new year, and already it seems like so much has changed and yet nothing has. Okay I am not trying to be cryptic here - but I suppose I feel like I have already learned a lot since January, about writing craft, about my processes, thought more about how to move forward - and yet, a lot of these have been internal shifts, mental awareness, so not necessarily much to show for it in my WIP. But internal shift is necessary to apply it in action. And now is the time for action - hence goals need some revision. 

These were my original goals. I have not gone for drastic changes, but I have reduced the list, and put more emphasis on developing my process. I could write two more new first drafts, but what good is that if I don't complete the first book to the best of my ability? The revision is about acknowledging requirement for change, and moving with the growth as oppose to sticking to old goals with rigidity. 


So the new goals 


Ongoing

• Journal
• Blog
• Exercise
• Website

Reading

• 75 Books 

Writing

• Edit and Polish NaNo2009 WIP
• Create a short list of agents
• Prepare submission packages
• Start submitting NaNo2009 WIP
• Find an agent
• Continue with WB course
• Revise already completed short stories
• Submit those short stories
• NaNo2010 - full first draft

And this is the big one that is going to take the time that I was previously going to devote to second book 

• Work systematically through various craft books and writing course materials to create my own writing/editing system. Experiment. Analyse. Understand. 

Optional Goals (which would be nice to accomplish but I won't worry about them)
Read extra 25 books
Finish outline for WIP 3 
Start editing WIP 2 

Goals for 2010

Happy New Year everyone. Hope you are not suffering too much from hangovers. I don't usually make New Year's resolutions, and this year I am not going to make a resolution but rather have a bunch of goals that I want to work towards. My goals are bit like my outlines - general structure remains in place, but the insides are fluid. Having had several life plans that changed drastically in my relatively short life, I think the fluidity is important. You have to adapt to your circumstances and of course to the possibility that things that are important to you today might not be important to you tomorrow. So goals ...here they are, in no particular order... Ongoing

• Journal
• Blog
• Exercise (this is the one I have the least confidence in)

Reading

• Read 75 Books

Art

• Complete a whole Art Journal

Writing

• Edit and Polish Book 1 (NaNo Novel)
• Create a short list of agents and prepare submission package (NaNo Novel)
• Start submitting NaNo Novel
• Write at least 2 new first drafts (we will call them by creative names - Book 2 and Book 3)
• Edit Book 2
• Submit already complete short stories (with revisions where necessary)
• Continue with WB course
• Find an Agent

Wish me luck, and no doubt I shall keep you posted with my progress throughout the year.

What are your goals for the New Year?

New Year Pre-Planning

As mentioned previously, editing currently is pretty much on stop. I do hope to start again soon, and properly this time, but that's why I am going to wait until after Christmas, so I can start making regular effort, every day. The weekend was spent mostly working on a scrapbook for my sister's present, but I also made an overall plan of my goals for 2010 - 17 in total. I figured that since currently, I am not really focusing on editing or writing with all the Christmas stuff going on, I might as well plan when I am going to do those things. So the yearly plan is in progress and while it is not set in stone, I hope to achieve at least most of those things. Still working on it, so I will post those goals later. With writing, I am not on a total break. Still working on brainstorming for the new book, and hopefully I can finish at least one WB Assignment in December. I am using my NaNo Novel to do that assignment so it should give me bit more perspective on the story. I absolutely love making this plan for 2010 - makes me feel like the new year is full of possibilities. of course also makes me see that I have got a lot of stuff to do, so better get on with it. Are you making goals for 2010?