Writing Goals for 2006
I find that planning for the year ahead helps to keep me focused on what I need to accomplish to further my writing.
Here's my writing goals for 2006:
1. Write a new article, short story, and/or poem every month.
2. Submit an article, short story, or poem every two months to a publication or contest.
3. Complete OF EARTH, AIR, FIRE, & WATER: A MYSTICAL APPROACH TO WRITING (working title) nonfiction project before the end of September 2006.
4. Complete the nonfiction book proposal for the nonfiction project by the end of March 2006.
5. Begin submitting the nonfiction book proposal for the nonfiction project by the beginning of April 2006.
6. Finish the third (final) draft of MURDER IN D MINOR (formally NIGHT MUSE) by the end of May 2006.
7. Finish the initial draft of LOGAN'S LAMENT by March 2006.
8. Finish the third (final) draft of LOGAN'S LAMENT by the end of December 2006.
9. Begin looking for an agent/publisher for MURDER IN D MINOR starting in May 2006.
10. Draft at least 50,000 words of a new novel during November 2006 (NaNoWriMo).
11. Post these goals where I can see them every day.
12. Post updates on my progress to my online writing group, Artistic License, every four months.
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What are you planning to do for your writing in 2006?
Take care,
June
