Oh boy, yearly goals. I rarely think that far in advance because, well, I try to take things one step at a time, and subscribe to the ‘it’s a marathon, not a sprint’ school of writing. But I suppose in that sense it might be useful to see where the marathon is headed.
For 2024, I would like to:
- Finish editing, Steam Capsules, ad copy, &c for Asphodel and finally submit it for publication
- Finish writing, editing, capsules, ad copy, &c for Diaspora and submit that.
- Get stuck into Asphodel’s sequel. Given my writing pace, I think about 3-4 chapters this year would be a good number to shoot for, but who knows? I might look at this in twelve months and laugh at myself.
- Make writing a feasible full-time occupation (I’m close right now, but not quite there yet, so here’s hoping!)
For this month, I have at least some solid steps in that direction planned:
- Rewrite/edit chapters P-6 of Asphodel. This seems ambitious to me, but I’m going to shoot for it.
- Finish the first draft of Diaspora. Never any guarantees with this project (I think this has been my goal like… four times in recent months, but the end is within spitting distance this time.)
Happy New Year to all, and good luck with your goals this year, be they writing-related or otherwise. 