2017 Writing Goals Retrospective

At the end of the year, I like to check my ego with a hard dose of reality by comparing the year’s writing goals to my actual output. This exercise helps keep me honest, and frankly I like having a record to look back on in future years. Memory fades over time—this blog is my stasis pod.

On January 1st, 2017, I had two main writing goals:

Publish something new each month — a novel, a short story, or a collection with a story of mine in it Write a lot of new material

Let’s see how I did on e...