I’ve been thinking about what I want to accomplish with my writing in the coming year. To put it succinctly, I want to sell a book as well as several articles and stories. I started listing out some steps that I hope will help me get there. It looks small on paper but I know the time commitment, along with my job and home life, is huge. I’m sure I could break it down into smaller steps but I think I’ll leave it a little more fluid. I’ll have to figure out when I’m actually going to do these things. I’m thinking I’ll have to find a place to work on my lunch hour and commit to some time at the end each day, but here it is for now.
- Read Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass and use ideas in writing and editing.
- Edit middle grade mystery novel.
- Write more and edit mainstream novel.
- Show both books to writer’s group for feedback.
- Choose agents and editors to submit to.
- Keep track of expenses. (Treat writing as a business.)
- Write an essay monthly and submit it to the Yahoo Contributor Network.
- Write an entry weekly for Melora Johnson’s Muse.
- Write an entry weekly for Story Musing.
- Write short stories as ideas come up.
- Read, read, read
- Consider paying for a professional copy editor to give me feedback
- Keep submitting.
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