January 1, 2010 | "Whoa whoa I gotta go...back to schoooool...again",Book Stuff,Draven Atreides, Teenage Informant Series,Life in General,Reading is FUNdamental,School Daze,The 4-1-1 on Me
Resolution Update: I took the initiative with Resolution #2 and got a membership at 24Hour Fitness. Much pain cometh.
It’s that time again. Time to reflect on your life, lament the things you should’ve done, give yourself a pat on the back for things you did. I can’t seem to find the resolutions I’d made for 2009, so I don’t know if I was able to mark anything off or wince and say “Okay, well, maybe next year.” I made it easy this year with a real easy title. So, without further ado, here’s my resolutions for 2010:
~ Write more on the daily – I only seem to do this when I’m in Writing Mode. I think I should be in Writing Mode more often and get into the habit of writing on one or both of my breaks.
~ Take a dance fitness class – I got hooked when I attended a few classes here, but got discouraged because a) it’s so far away. With traffic, it would’ve taken me over an hour and I’d only be there for 45 mins and b) the classes I wanted to take didn’t fit into my schedule. However, in doing research for Book 3, I found a place that’s closer and at a more reasonable time.
~ Find a YA crit partner – I’m so jealous every time Rinda talks about her crit partner. If I could find one person like that, whom I could trust implicitly with my work, I would be golden. So, uh, if you write YA Rom/Coms and/or mysteries and looking for a crit partner…holla
~ Finish writing Book 3 by June and start Book 4 by Sept – I’m not like other writers who put Speedy Gonzales to shame in the writing dept. I know what my limitations are and that gives me a little leeway. What I would like to do is just get through the whole series first–first rough draft–then go back and edit all of them. Just the idea of having them all “in the bag” would be a nice weight off.
~ Read more YA – I mean, hell, it’s the genre I write. So I should read more, right? I’m working on it. Really I am. I have a few in my TBR pile.
~ Try NaNoWriMo again – A fresh new story. No series, no outlining, pantsing all the way.
~ Be more green – I use eco-friendly cleaning products, eco-friendly laundry detergent, feed our cat organic food, use a couple of organic kitchen towels, and use energy-saving lightbulbs. I’m going to try and incorporate more, though. With help from Eco Mama and The Eco Diva, two blogs I read on the regular, I should have no problem doing my share to minimize my carbon footprint.
~ Offer up some Free Reads – I’m going to try my hand at writing flash fiction and/or short stories. I’ll either add another page to this website or create a separate blog space and display them there.
~ Get through this year of school without any breakdowns–mini or otherwise – Ahem….okay, moving on…
~ Travel – If there were rules for writers, one of the requirements should be traveling: “You are not a legitimate writer unless you’ve traveled to at least 3 places.” Or something like that. There are several places I want to visit–both in the US and internationally. I’d like to try and plan two trips a year: a small one in-state and then a big one out of state or country.
So, these are my resolutions. I should probably print this out as a reminder or something. So, what are your resolutions for 2010? Post your answers or link to your blog post in the Comments section.
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Bria Quinlan says:
Hey there!
I JUST went thru the finding a new CP thing – it’s hard. Have you checked out yalitchat? I didn’t know this and wish I had, but they have a great CP matching page!
Sounds likeyou have a great year ahead of you!
Celise says:
Bria – I saw that post on your blog and definitely plan to check it out. I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to squeeze in writing time with school and work.
Suzy :) says:
I haven’t written resolutions since I was a kid.
I should. Probably.
My Mom always had us sit and write them, then we’d stick them in out stockings to find next December and review. We never seemed to keep them beyond that.
Making goals and working towards them, integrating them into my daily To-Do lists. I need to do that. Perhaps I’ll make it my resolution. That and taming my PAPER TIGER which lays claim over all my paperwork and consumes an “extra” counter in my kitchen.
Celise says:
Suzy – Writing goals down and putting them in a stocking for next year is a pretty cool tradition. It makes me wonder what kind of goals children would write down.