Alyssa Maxwell's Blog - Posts Tagged "goals"

New Years Day might not be until Wednesday, but I've decided to get a big head start on 2014 tomorrow. If each new year brings us a whole new opportunity to be better at what we do and who we are in general, why wait? It's no surprise that the holidays can seriously interfere with a writer's schedule, and for several weeks now I've been plagued with that inevitable writer's guilt of not producing enough - of not being where I want to be in my latest WIP, MURDER AT BEECHWOOD (book 3 of The Gilded Newport Mysteries). Not to mention that I have an idea for yet another series I'd like to propose to my publisher. Could I handle two at once? The thought makes me both nervous and excited! I'd love to try - and in a writer's world, "trying" actually means you're willing to sacrifice on other parts of your life in order to get the job done. It also means from now on I can't let distractions get the better of me, and I need to view each day as an opportunity to push ahead with my goals.

So for me, 2014 starts tomorrow, at least in spirit. Hmm...I'd better get to bed early tonight so I'll be well-rested, because there's quite a lot I want to accomplish on the first day of my new year.

What do you hope to accomplish in the coming year?