Setting Goals

It’s the beginning of January, and that usually means we’re setting goals for the year. I do the same.

Here are my goals for the CL Walters brand (some of which I posted last week):

Publish a new CL Walters novel this year: The Messy Truth About Love. I shared an exclusive scene from that novel in my newsletter and on my Patreon page (sign up for all kinds of exclusive content).

Work forward on publishing the fantasy The Many Shades of Lies.

Draft three new novels this year (the second in the fantasy series, the third Maci Aurora novel, and a new YA book).

Start a Patreon—or some other way to develop an income—that will allow me to continue publishing (it’s really expensive to make books well my friends, and book sales alone won’t see it done).

Publish a newsletter each month for followers.

Blog consistently.

You are invited to hold me accountable.

Here’s my Patreon Page I started. One goal down.

So here’s an update: I can check off one of these goals. I started a Patreon Page. What is it? Patreon is a place where artists set up accounts and provide supporters with content. The supporters pledge monthly to the artists for access to that extra content. Head over to my page so you can see what I’m providing patrons (mine focuses on the behind-the-scenes work, new and updated content, and work-in-progress access). I’m hopeful this is successful because I’m definitely going to need help this year to meet all the goals I have across Mixed Plate Press, CL Walters, and Maci Aurora. Where is the money I raise going? Initially, it will pay for other artists (editors, cover designers, graphic artists, and the nuts and bolts of indie publishing). If you have opinions about what you’d love to see there, let me know!

I’m in the process of revising The Messy Truth About Love. I’m 100 pages done and have a deadline of January 21st so I can get it to Beta Readers.

How are you doing with your goal setting?