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2010 Goals: Writing
4Jan2010 Filed under: Geek Goals Author: Jennerosity
This is going to be the first on a series of short posts outlining my goals for 2010. My process for setting goals is always evolving and this year I’m trying something entirely new and using a spreadsheet to track my progress.1
My biggest goal is definitely writing related, so I figure I’ll start with that one . . .
Volunteer again as a Municipal Liaison for NaNoWriMo2010
I had such a good time as a volunteer last year and my head is already bursting with ideas for next year. I think it’s one way that I connect to the teacher part of myself and it feels so good to bring out those skills and flex those muscles again.2
Participate in NaNoWriMo2010
This kind of goes without saying, but I’ll need to participate again in order to be a municipal liaison. Not sure what I’ll be working on, though I have a few story ideas that could be developed. Alternately, I could work on the sequel to my first NaNo manuscript. And, I’m sure a few new ideas will pop up between now and November that I could use too.
Get a manuscript finished and ready to submit
And get it done by September 4th of next year. This is going to involve several sub-tasks. First, I have to finish a first draft. Then, I’ll have to sit down with the manuscript and do several rounds of revisions until I feel brave enough to let it go out to the world and be read by other people. I’m sure there will also be some research and my poor husband will have to spend countless hours having ideas bounced off him to make sure it all makes sense. And, I’ll also have to have figured out who I’m submitting to, which will involve some market research as well.
These are goals that I consider my ‘career goals’ because I want my career to be as a writer. However, I still have a day job and so I also have an entire set of ‘job goals’ too.
If you want to read about another writer’s journey to getting published, check out Shannon’s blog Daily Pie where she shares updates on her journey as a writer along with lots of other good stuff too.3
Anyone else have any career goals that they want to share? How about a writing goal that isn’t career related? Feel free to share in the comments!
- We’ll see how long it lasts. [↩]
- And luckily, unlike my actual teaching career, it’s very doubtful that I’ll have to deal with any bathroom emergencies. [↩]
- like updates on her fitness goals, pictures of her home improvements, an awesomely fun treasure hunt she devised for a little girl, and even more stuff too [↩]
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Melissa Blue
January 4th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
Hmm, it's kind of hard to not have a writing goal that doesn't somehow feed into career goals. It's circular in that annoying way.
But, let's go with writing stories that resonate. I really don't think I write stories people can relate to. Not sure how to go about that other than to be brutally honest when I write. And that would involve really closing the door when I write for the first draft. It's one of those flimsy goals again, but I'm willing to find out how to go about it.
Perry
January 5th, 2010 at 1:41 am
My goal is just to make enough money writing so I don't have to get a "real" job. It'll start with delivering my manuscript to the publisher on Jan 15. Then I have to come up more money-generating writing projects.
Oh yes, and finish the novel I've been working on for the last 2 years. Target finish date…September.
@kwilma2002
January 5th, 2010 at 6:01 am
At the current moment, given that I just finished typing a memo for my teachers to read tomorrow, my writing goal is to write memos that are self-explanatory, fun to read, and remain in my teachers' memories! Beyond that, I guess my other writing goal would be to update my blog more often.