2013 Writing Goals

I only met two of my writing goals for 2012, but they were the two that were most important to me.

I finished The Steampunk Novel.
I started querying The Steampunk Novel.

In 2013 I want to:
- Sign with a good agent.
- Finish Saba (cyberpunk SF), draft Miranda Shade and the Hell-heads (YA Southern Gothic Fantasy) and outline The Smith's Apprentice (sequel to The Steampunk Novel).
- Finish some of the in-progress novellas from 2012 and start finding them homes.

Aside from that first goal, this just means working steadily (as I have the past two years) and staying focused. Which is a challenge in and of itself but should be doable.

I'm still green, but I have goals for this coming year.

1. Finish the edits on my horror ms
2. Finish the edits on my fantasy ms
3. Secure an agent for my fantasy ms
4. Write at least 15 short stories
5. Get one short story accepted by a pro market
6. Write my epic fantasy ms
7. Write my science fiction ms
8. Any other goals that pop up.

Wow, that seems like a lot. But I have steely determination, so it will happen.

I like the sound of this. I wasn't around for last year's thread, so here it goes:

1. Get published, period. Never had anything appear anywhere before, so this is a big one.
2. Sell at least one story, for any amount to anywhere.
3. Make at least one pro sale.
4. Take after Bradbury and write at least 1,000 words a day and spread out into some new genres.

Not too bad, I think it's do-able Here's good luck to everyone in 2013

These were my goals for 2012:

1. Finish first draft before the end of January
2. Finish second draft before May
3. Acquire beta readers
4. ????
5. Profit

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I got my first draft done around the time I wanted my second draft done, and I'm slightly less than 15k into my second draft. I'm extremely pleased with how much I've improved though, and now that I have a better idea of my limits I can set more suitable goals.

In 2013 I want to:

1. Finish the second draft of book one
2. Get about halfway through the first draft of book two
3. Turn my notes for book three into a Scrivener outline
4. Learn how to write a damn good fight scene
5. Get 15 quality followers on my blog by continuing to post consistently

It will take work, but I can do it if I stay focused. (And if my SAD doesn't suck 4 months of my life away again.)

Goal for 2013: Consistency

1. Keep writing, even with the kids around. I'm finding the balance difficult at times.

2. Try writing a novella to see how I like longer formats.

3. When I write shorts, try writing to suit actual markets, rather than randomly exploring ideas.

4. Keep subbing.

5. Continue to read more. I started reading more in the last six months, and it helps my writing. I started writing out of a love for reading, but got sidetracked for a while when I first started learning the craft for myself.

6. Be patient with myself. It takes time to get to know the craft and markets.

Not very ambitious, but I don't want to turn into an absent mum. I have years ahead in which to develop my writing, and my goal is consistent progress, rather than speed.

(I'd love speed, but it ain't always possible. Slow progress is better than giving up.)

Goals:

- Write/rewrite/revise through 3mil words.

- Push Advent away and start submitting it.

- Finish writing all of The Emperor's Right.

- At least get through three book to completion (that I won't touch for a while).

- Read more...



I think its too early to say that I want to sign with a good agent/publisher, because I haven't even started querying yet.

I keep my goals simple so my options are always open.

My goals for 2013:

1. Finish edits on YA Fantasy
2. Query said YA Fantasy
3. Finish first draft of adult Thriller WIP
4. Get an agent!

Phew... Let's see how many I can achieve

Hmmm. My short story writing has taken a backseat for the last few months while I concentrate on my novels. So that would make my goals:

1. Promote Paper Thin as aggressively as I can
2. Get Resingled in submittable shape by March 1
3. Get Nyasaland is submittable shape by October 1
4. Of the eleven short stories currently on sub, never let the sun set on a rejection; get that baby back out the day I get word it's been turned down.

Let's see...

1. Polish current WIP and send off to agent.
2. Write 2 books this year. Lawd knows what they'll be about, but I can only improve with each book.
3. Umm...that's it. Don't get too fat while writing said books. (I tend to turn to chocolate when I need inspiration.)

I don't think I achieved any of my goals for last year, but I refuse to get down about it and am just focusing on doing better this year (new year, fresh start and all that). So, my goals for 2013 are:

1. Finish writing and editing The Silver Princess
2. Query it and land an agent
3. Write and edit Siren Song
4. Get a publishing contract
5. Read 50 books

Pretty ambitious but I find that gives me more motivation, and I really need this to be my year.

- Finish WIP
- Fine-tune CHERRY, sign w/ agent or ?
- >circumspection, <emotion

Hmm, let's see. I like to keep my goals in my control, so signing with an agent, while it would be lovely, is not on my list.

1. Keep sending queries for finished story and revise said story as needed.
2. Finish first draft of current WIP.
3. Revise WIP once finished.
4. Write 500 words a day, though not necessarily every day as long as I make up for lost words.
5. Do at least one critique a week, preferably more.
6. Read at least two books a month, preferably more.

That's it, I think. Ought to be fully doable.

My only goal for 2012 was to quit falling down so often (I'm a bit accident prone). I managed to succeed with that until a few weeks ago, when I fell and broke my foot.

*sigh*

My writing goals for 2013 are:

1. Write and submit at least 12 novellas under my Scarlet Day pseudonym.
2. Query my completed children's book under my real name.
3. Start the MG novel that has been bugging me.

My writing goals for 2013:
Edit my fantasy novel
Finish my current WiP
Query Both
Have a book published or at least repped.
Double the amount of posts per year on my blog. (So roughly 80 posts this year.)
Learn how to write a movie script.

Finish book one of a quadrology that stumped me last time
Finish my first pov standalone
Get an agent for the one i finished in november, once it is reviewed by a developmental editor ( i knwo it isn't everyone's cuppa but i found the process incredibly useful last time)
Finish the final book of the quadrology.

My writing goals:
- Focus as hard as I can on my novel's recommended revisions before publication.
- Revise my another novel and submit it for publication.
- Post thoughtful and meaningful tweets and blog posts.

Goals:

Don't give up!

Finish The Black Dog Dialogues and get it final edited and to print by Samhain.

Work on more poetry. Not only do I love it, it's great exercise for story writing.

Dig into The Scent of the Moon again. BDD is one of those rude stories that insists on cutting in line.

For 2013 my writing goals are:

1. Finish what I start.

2. Stick with it, and dont make excuses.

3. Keep up routine, even if I only manage a couple hundred words in a session.

4. Read, read, read!

Hi everyone! My goals for the year:

1. Write 10-15 short stories and sub them (I saw a post somewhere on here about setting a goal of X number of rejections, so maybe that should be my goal haha)

2. Get my first publication

3. Figure out a better daily writing routine. It has been a struggle this year with kids and schoolwork.

4. Work on my novel

1. Successfully participate in W1S1 (monthly challenge) this year. I did pretty well last year, but there were some months where I didn't get a story out. Not this year! I've even done up a little real-life chart to make sure I meet my quota.

2. Participate and win NaNoWriMo.

3. Write everyday.

4. Apply to the Clarions.

5. Read a short story a day.

6. Participate in the 'Women in Genre Reading Challenge' over at Worlds Without End: https://www.worldswithoutend.com/authors_wogf.asp

7. Write the play I've been planning.

Happy New Year Everyone

1. Finish my current project by January 31st
2. Set up a daily writing schedule
   
3. blog 3x a week

I think mine is quite doable.

Good luck everyone!