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I love it!2019 Writing Goals:
1. Re-release first Sylvia Chronicles
2. Release next two installments of Sylvia Chronicles
3. Work on finishing one of the other eleven projects I have laying around
4. Build website
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My literary goals... Well, I hate how overused the word literally is today, but, my goals will literally be set tomorrow on the first day of the year. I have a friend who wants his life story written and he's asked me to do it. I'll be invading his home about twenty-four hours from now to kick around ideas for the book and then I'll determine if I want the project. If not, I have about four novels started in the past few years. I'll read them over and pick the one that excites me the most and that'll be my big project for the year.
Last but not least, happy 2019 to you, Haru, and the rest of you!
So, goals for 20191) Publish the next novel in my series (Afflicted to the Core), which should have been published this year.
2) Get back into a regular writing schedule - write 4-5 days a week.
3) Work on the next novel - a vampire/mage story I've been rolling around for years.
Remember that I want to write the things I love to read.
Good luck everyone!
Haha, I like your style, Dwayne! And thank you!
Hope everyone had a peaceful and joyful Christmas, whatever form you celebrate, and all the best for 2019!Writing goals - finish draft of novel #4, The Long Dark, by March and get it critiqued/revised through the rest of the year ready for publication in 2020.
Also, a side project, finish and publish a non-fiction booklet on beating writer's block.
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If it goes well, I might get some internal revisions done on #2 and #3 which are both in the first draft - so when I'm done with #1, I can go straight to working on the next one and cut down the break between them.
And I think this is a good opportunity to thank anyone who helped me - even a single sentence of advice or support is appreciated and those who helped much more... well, bless them and their writing! (or something, I am an atheist)
Good luck to everyone with their goals.
Great goals everyone and happy new year.Complete design of Book # 5 by the end of January, and publish it by November 1st 2019.
Improve my marketing and double my sales from 2018 to 2019.
Happy New Year everyone!My goal? Quite modest one...I just want to have the writing bug hit me again. I spend too much time on YoWorld and Ebay… blah lol
1. Publish the next two novels in my series, BETRAYED and BITTER END.2. Publish my first graphic novel.
3. Launch a new series that's been poking around in my head for the past year.
Happy New Year to one and all!Resolutions (haha) are...
1. Write number 2 whodunnit in series
2. Find out more about Audible books for existing novel Murder at Melrose Court
Does anyone have any experience in making Audible books?
Is it worth it?
Well, I hate how overused the word literally is today, but, my goals will literally be set tomorrow on the first day of the year.Libby listened little but was literally linked to the listed library lists which she liked - libelous?
My goal is pretty much the same goal I have every year - finish the dang book and publish it. In this case it's finish book two, outline book three, and publish book one. That and going to bed earlier. Maybe then I wouldn't be so tired to write once I get home from work.
I’d really love to finish my sequel this year. I’m about halfway through, but don’t often feel like I’m in the right writing mindset.
My goals for 2019:-Get healthy (eat better, lose some weight)
-Sleep more
-Publish book 2, Return to Abundance (set to release tomorrow)
-Get book 3, Escape from Abundance ready to publish in the summer (June hopefully)
-Finish book 4 and hopefully get it ready to be published by Winter
-See the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone
-Publish my two first short stories.-Publish the first tome of the « Stellar Empires »
I have a draft that really needs whipping into shape for publishing later this year, and the start of two different stories of which I need to pick one and actually write it already. Unfortunately, getting back into a writing routine after taking a break for Christmas and New Year is proving tougher than I thought it would...
I have two novels to publish. The manuscript on the first is done, now time for the tedious editing cycle. The rough draft of the second should be done this month.
Oooh, fun! I have a couple of goals. 1) Actually publish the fantasy novel! (I've been "almost ready to publish" for like a year now and I've reached a point where I just want to get it out there. Still need a cover and to decide how long the preorder period is going to be and have a marketing plan...
2) Finish writing the sci-fi novel I just started!
That's pretty much it. I do have a website coded and everything, but I'm not sure if I want to pay for hosting now where I make basically nothing off my published shorts and novellas, but if the novel kicks off well I might add putting up the website as a goal as well.
This year my goal is to quit playing and get my marketing into gear. I procrastinate on things I'm uncomfortable doing. Once I get that up and running, I then plan on getting at least three books out there. (One will be a second edition). In between all of that, I plan on editing my trilogy and sent them off to be professionally done and compete two first drafts while learning basic Tai Chi. I've already started on the marketing by redoing my website and getting all the things I need in place and have made arrangements for one book to be edited and another for copy editing.
Polish off & release my latest book, start (maybe finish) the next. Try some stylistic changes because I think I'm starting to have too much of a "voice". Maybe time to shake it up a tad. Try a genre I haven't tried, step out of my comfort zone.Oh, and most importantly, to ignore this post so I don't have to follow through.
Chris wrote: Try some stylistic changes because I think I'm starting to have too much of a "voice".Is this a bad thing?
Noor wrote: "Chris wrote: Try some stylistic changes because I think I'm starting to have too much of a "voice".Is this a bad thing?"
At the point where I re-read my material and feel a similar tone to each, yes, I think it needs to be shaken up. It may or may not be as obvious to an audience, I don't know, but I'd like to write something which doesn't sound like me at least once or twice.
Chris: I think the best reference I've read for that is Arthur Conan Doyle. Read some of the novels narrated by Watson and then the one narrated by Holmes. It's amazing, you can actually swear two different people wrote them.
I have read them, big Holmes fan! They do sound very different. Though they leave me feeling relieved that most of the stories were from Watson's POV.
LOL, you're right ^_^ He's not romantic enough to act as narrator.
Dibs on the first accomplishment! Today I finished my first short story (haha, but I cheated. I had written most of it before the year started). Still needs revision, that's why I was asking for betas, but it's pretty much done. It's already in preorder.And now to have some rest... Not even the most famous authors publish a novel and twelve days later they publish a short story. My brain is fried *points at a faint column of smoke coming out of her ear* Now to relax, lower a change, search for some organic fresh food and put on a couple pounds, that I haven't had a single decent meal since the year started.
I hope to publish my second short story before February ends. Hope to see a lot more accomplishments from everybody by then!
One of my goals for 2019 is to figure out how to market a “non-fiction” that reads like a novel / story. I think this is a marginal genre and I am truly struggling. I have not found it as challenging to publish non-fiction “how to,” which I have done a few times in an area of my professional expertise. The audience is pretty well defined (they are the same people who might become clients in my service business.) Of course, it was still very challenging to get professional reviews because many reviewers prefer fiction. But, at least I understood that hurdle.
However, my new book that I published in October is a vivid, entertaining story – it just happens to be a true story. I would categorize it along with James Herriot (All Creatures Great & Small) or Cheryl Strayed’s book Wild. I know it is a good book and a worthy read, but I need to figure out how to market such a book and that is one of my big goals for 2019.
My second authoring goal for 2019 is to complete another book that is going to subject me to the same struggle regarding marketing a compelling, plot twisting “story” that is non-fiction. I am about 20% into that project at this time.
I hope that I realize a successful strategy before that book is published (which I anticipate will be in early autumn.)
Tammie Rogers
Tammie wrote: "One of my goals for 2019 is to figure out how to market a “non-fiction” that reads like a novel / story. I think this is a marginal genre and I am truly struggling. I have not found it as challen..."
I'm having the same problem - writing in a non-fiction genre and trying to market it. Most advice about review-getting pertains to fiction writing and simply doesn't work. For the moment I am letting things happen organically, which worked for my first book, and hoping for the best. I am sorry I have no advice but I will certainly pass on anything I pick up. Good luck.
Tammie wrote: "One of my goals for 2019 is to figure out how to market a “non-fiction” that reads like a novel / story. I think this is a marginal genre and I am truly struggling. I have not found it as challen..."
Tammie,
I wish I could offer you a great idea to market your book which you feel crosses genres. I can only wish you luck. I published two and only realized after doing an online blog tour that my books are best classified as Literary Fiction. Plus they pertain to still controversial topics. In the sea containing millions of books, most of which are other confined genres such as YA and Dystopian, I hope that someone reads it who has many friends who will also read it, and then it goes viral. Best of luck!
*scoffs* You know, I would have thought it would be a lot easier to market non-fiction and how-tos. I got a success formula for you: Back in my doctor years, I was seeking a way to avoid my horrible (for me) work so I set up a website that was about being fit while having fun. I did no paid publicity; I just spammed Yahoo Answers with replies to topics and links to my site. In about four months my site had a sizeable amount of traffic, and people had started asking me questions. I owned a Twitter which I wrote about in, like, twenty times, but every day I got about three new follows without me following anyone. It still has new follows even though I haven't been active for years.
I quickly quitted that line of work because I found it just as boring as my job, but I have no doubt it would have been a major success if I actually pursued it in earnest. Considering how hard my life as a writer has been when I actually WANT to get ahead, it makes me want to bump my head against the wall.
So yeah... I think it's easy if you have a site and post quality answers in places where people go to.
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How has 2018 been for you? 2018 has been one of the most taxing years I have ever had, what with the economic crisis in my country and my needs, as a new author, to polish my writing/art/marketing/staying alive skills!
And for 2019, I was thinking...
This group is quite supportive. How about a thread where we post our literary goals for 2019? Like Goodreads does with reading, we'll do with writing. That way, we'll all cheer everyone on when they are accomplished, and give a push when someone's feeling lazy or lost.
My goals: To publish before 2019 ends:
-Japanese Lesson (Darkintense #1) - short story - DONE!
-Forbidden: Evil Days (Forbidden #3) - novel (50%)
-Darkintense #2 - short story (80%)
-Darkintense #3 - short story (100%, needs rewriting)
-Forbidden #4 - novel (25%)
-Forbidden: Christmas Days (Forbidden #1.5) - short story or novella. (85%)
It will be a lot of work, but I wish to even surpass these goals!