"Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book." - Stéphane Mallarmé
2018 Goals Met (and Not) I fell short on a few goals in 2018. I did not submit 20 queries. I did not publish 18 blog posts. I did not write 12 drafts – that’s the one that hurts the most. Here's what I accomplished: read 350 new picture books reviewed 52 books on Amazon participated in 15 webinars submitted 15 queries drafted 11 manuscripts wrote 9 blog posts entered 2 writing contests read 2 craft books attended 1 writing retreat – Big Sur!!! 2018 Realizations
2019 Goals Made
I struggled with goals this year. I want them. I need them. But, I also want to give myself the flexibility to adjust my goals throughout the year based on what I need. I don’t want to specify a number of picture books to read, webinars to attend, queries to submit, or reviews to write. My priority is establishing new writing routines so I can get back to the writing, specifically, new drafts that excite me, rewrites to breakthrough revision slumps, and exercises and prompts to spark creativity. My 2019 goals include:
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