It's time for my annual update on goals!
First, what my goals were in 2021, and how I did with them (full post on that here.
Because I was trying to be a little less vague about my goals, some of them were more time-specific (do X by the end of January):
-Get back into my writing schedule - Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings.
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-Submit either one story to at least three publications, or at least three stories to one publication each by the end of March.
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-Resume my weekly blog schedule.
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-But within the first couple weeks of the year, examine my current writing schedule and see if I want to move which day I do my blog. (I currently am "supposed" to be posting a blog every weekend, but that hasn't happened in a while.)
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-Resume my monthly project/status updates.
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-Finish rereading Bright Fire by the end of January.
-If I recall correctly, I did
-By the time I finish the above, decide what work I want to do next on The Wolf and the Sheath.
-I did work on W and S for a while, but I didn't make a lot of progress
Other things I did last year included:
-revamped my platform. This included updating my website's layout and imagery, and adding a Twitter account.
-made nine submissions (which admittedly isn't a lot, but it's something).
-made decent progress on setting relatable, achievable goals and meeting them. I figured out a formula of sorts of how much to increase followings on various platforms by and did pretty well with that.
So what are my goals for 2022? Honestly, I haven't given it a lot of thought. For the moment, I will continue my status quo:
-Continue my regular writing schedule (Monday afternoon, Tuesday and Thursday mornings and evenings, Sunday evenings, and alternating weekends (the last of which I have not been good about).
-Continue my social media posting schedule: Writerly quotes on Mondays, alternating Writing Prompt Wednesday and Throwback Thursday, and posting a new blog at least every-other weekend.
-Make three submissions by the end of January. Whether or not those publications/contests allow for simultaneous submissions will help determine what my next submission goal is.
-Continue to increase my following on various online platforms by approximately 10% each quarter.
-Update and/or swap out material on my website quarterly.
"But what about writing," you ask, "all these goals seem to be platform-oriented." You would be right. I haven't had my head in the writing end of the things the past couple months - even NaNoWriMo was tough for me this year. I haven't really given a lot of thought as to what writing goal to set or how to measure it. I've been working on Brinyor since November, and I'd like to continue that. I did a little bit of research for it, and a little map and costume sketching over the past week or two, so maybe that will give me some fresh inspiration.
In any case, I will definitely make an update post at the end of the month, so maybe I'll update my writing goals at that time.
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