2009 Writing Goals

So now that we’ve rolled over into the new year, it’s time to focus on my writing goals for 2009.

DAILY GOAL

Do something to further my writing every day.  (this could mean write, edit, critique, or submit. I’m not going to beat myself up for not writing something new every day as long as I have some focus on my creativity or writing goal.)

WEEKLY GOAL

Create a new collage poem a week. The goal towards the end of the year is to produce an anthology of collage poems. Last time I set a collage poetry goal, I set the bar way too high with the promise of a collage poem every day, and I burned out within a month. A collage poem a week is a reachable goal. Deadline: Sunday evening each week.

MONTHLY GOAL

Thanks to Karina for nominating this challenge which I have refined to one short story per month, based on one of the following titles generated by my writing program. Deadline: end of month.

Siobhan’s Loathing in the Presence of Dylan.

The Bitterness of Siobhan

The Curse of Kirsty

Luke Radcliffe loves Nettie

The Law According to Dylan

Genevieve’s Exit

And some random bizarre ones:

Nobody Needs a Clock

Revenge of the Shiny Hearing Aids

The Casino of Ecstasy

The Strip Club of Pity

The Indian Restaurant of Sorrow

Night of the Manic Videos

Misery after Hair-pieces

The Cinema of Bitterness

YEARLY GOAL

Well, I’ll have to try and top the 2008 word count now that I know what I’m capable of:

Write more than 200,078 words in 2009.

and

WRITE, EDIT, SUBMIT

REPEAT

WRITE, EDIT, SUBMIT

Now for some specific project goals:

1 Finish writing the first draft of Reality Check

2. Complete edit of Making the Cut.  Submit until it finds a home.

3. Complete edit of Diary of the Future. Submit until it finds a home.

4.  Complete edit of Beyond Happily Ever After. Submit until it finds a home.

5. Write 50ks in 30 days in June with my RWA pals.

6. Write 50ks during Nanowrimo in November.

Along with all this, I want to continue building my critique relationships, the solidarity with my online writing buddies, and my real life writing buddies, enter appropriate competitions, attend conferences and festivals, read widely,  and WRITE  EDIT SUBMIT.

WRITE EDIT SUBMIT

WRITE EDIT SUBMIT

Maybe that will be my new mantra.