2023 goals/ 2024 goals…

It’s always fun for me to see where I started on January 1 and where I wound up on December 31 with regard to my writing and publishing goals.

2023’s goals started like this:

~ increase daily word counts to 2000-3k/day

~ increase Instagram traffic

~increase personal appearances

~ increase book sales ( e and print)

~establish ARC team

~ finish and pub. 8 books

~ increase webtraffic and subscribers

~generate exceptional Holiday 2023 revenue via webstore

So…how did I do? You decide.

~ increase daily word counts to 2000-3k/day. The reality is that I did 1500-2000 on most of the days I wrote, consecutively.

~ increase Instagram traffic. Started the year with 1626 subscribers. Today I have 1673. So, not bad,but nothing to write home about.

~increase personal appearances. I did 4 in 2022 and in 2023 I did 9

~ increase book sales ( e and print) The count is still out on this one, but I def. Increased in revenue from 2022 to 2023. I still can’t support myself, but my tax bracket changed, LOL

~establish ARC team. It’s a small one, but there are 6 readers I adore to whom I send all my books prior to publication. I would like to grow that to more people ( so if you’re interested, drop me a line, LOL).

~ finish and pub. 8 books. I had everything plotted out for 8 books, then my mother died and I lost a few months’ momentum. Ended up with: 6. Not bad, but not 8!

~ increase web traffic and subscribers. I track my follower numbers every month and I’ve decreased in some sites and increased on others.

~generate exceptional Holiday 2023 revenue via webstore. So I can tell you right now this was a bust. I only had 2 people order books from me via the site.

So…how did I do? You decide.

Now, for 2024’s goals:

~ write 6 books

~get an agent

~ get a traditional publishing contract for my non-fiction book

~ increase tiktok followers to 5K+

~increase print and e books sales

~do less marketing and more writing

~continue to learn new aspects of marketing on the cheap

~4 in-person events ( 2 large, 2 small)

~guest on podcasts

I’ll check back with you on December 31, 2024 so we can discuss how I did.

For now…