Well, hopefully we all survived my two weeks of vacation. I’m looking forward to getting back to work, closing some deals, and letting Robo-Daphne have some time off. I’m also going to be putting some thought into my New Year’s Resolutions. 2008 was a huge year for me — relocation, a new business, marriage — and while I hope that 2009 will be a little less chaotic, I always welcome change.
It’s the optimist in me — how bad can it be?
What are your New Year resolutions? I’m hoping to be better about responding to partials and fulls within the two months I promise.
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Seeing as how I somehow managed to write about 250,000 words last year but *still* don't have a finished manuscript to show for it (they were words scattered around a bunch of projects, not one massive, unfinished novel), I resolve to freaking finish something and actually start submitting to agents by the end of the year. Oy.
I'm going to actually submit to agents this year, hopefully I'll make it far enough in ABNA to get useful crits. The second book will be finished by then and I should be well into the third. Then, one more revision and everyone get off the email, I'm coming through 🙂
Oh, and ask Daphne if this was her…
http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,6174,00….
Julie
Writing specific resolutions are:
Polish synopsis and send out queries for Made You Look.
Complete (at minimum) a first draft of Hemlock.
Increase blog traffic.
Here are my writer goals for 2009:
Submit to ABNA!
Attend/volunteer at Pikes Peak Writer's Conference!
Get an agent and an accountant!
Track writing expenses faithfully, start working on a business plan, and set up an office!
Edit Slaughterhouse Jane or Magic Thread!
Write another book in November!
Write at least one non-embarrassing short story!
I'm still debating whether I want to set up a pro (them not me) website.
Go me!