I’m not normally a New Year’s resolutions sort of person, due to the crushing sense of depression when I inevitably fail to meet goals like “become rich and famous by next birthday” or “build fabulous beach body by summer”. However, following the example of better writers has served me well so far, so I’m going to at least set myself some writing goals for the year.

1) Finish revisions on the current work in progress by March, and have a query letter ready before the Desert Dreams conference in April.

2) Complete at least the rough draft of one more novel this year. That’s aiming low compared to other writers I know, but I’m not them!

3) Write and submit one short story a month. This is probably the hardest one for me, but deadlines do have an amazingly positive effect on my output.

4) Update this site promptly with new publication info, and update the blog on a regular schedule, weekly if not more often. I’ll have a new look for the site later this year, which is super exciting. Hopefully that will keep me motivated!

So what sort of resolutions have you made this year?