January 2016 Goals

Congratulations, Nita Collins, the December winner of a book from Michael Wiese Productions for posting goals. Post January Goals to be entered in next month’s drawing.

Also, as we jump into the new year, feel free to post 2015 Accomplishments and 2016 Goals.

January 6: Write On!/Guided Goals January Hangout from 1 – 3pm at Peet’s Coffee, 1854 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles 90025. We’ll have a table reserved inside. RSVP on Facebook.

Post January Goals in the comments or weekly goals on Facebook for your chance to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. You can also post your October accomplishments. Thanks! Write On!

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Here are the goals posted in December. How did everyone do?

Daniel Escurel Occeno Plot and plan and write notes only on my new novel for JaNoWriters 2016. January novel writing of 50,000 words in 31 days of January. I start the new year by starting a new novel.

Sonya M MacLeod I wrote 51,000 for the Nanowrimo & still going! Yeah.

Sonya M MacLeod Just to write! I need Nanowrimo every month!! Augh.

Sarah Myers My goal is to finish writing this chapter which is vexing me

Beth McGee Promote my newly published book! Yay!!! Thanks for the weekly inspiration to meet my goals!

Daniel Escurel Occeno Continue brainstorming for my novel in January. 50k in 31 days and my quest to improve technology failed so I will look into it some more.

Nita Collins Carve out time from the holiday baking etc to work on the next chapter…

Hayley Hardman Finishing my fantasy short story, writing the next six parts of my novella and trying to write as many short stories in between to be scheduled on my blog over Christmas whilst I’m away. (I’ve a blog were I post a short story every day and that is what these are all for).

Robert Wright start editing and rewrite on second book of YA fantasy to publish in April, and working on YA SF book.

Lois Paige Simenson Received 10 lit journal rejections so submitting to 10 more. Along with writing 3-4 novel scenes smile emoticon

Alisha Vincent I want to get to 30,000 words.

Beth McGee Launch my book tomorrow!

Lois Paige Simenson To have a Merry Christmas with the family smile emoticon

Ronald Reynolds Complete my second poetry collection

Daniel Escurel Occeno I have my title and names and plot for my January novel so individual scenes fill-ins I plan on brainstorming about to help write it quickly starting on the eve of the New Year at Springfield, Missouri. Although it did not work for 50k words during NaNoWriMo but different story.

Jan Vockins Just to keep on keeping on!

Beth McGee Start book 2!

Lizzie Carroll Write a feedback form and publish a couple of blogs. And survive Christmas.

Athena Adams I want to finish a chapter on my novel this week.

Daniel Escurel Occeno Wait for midnight at Springfield, Missouri on January 1, 2016 and start on my January novel to write 50,000 words in 31 days.

Lois Paige Simenson Writing a 1500 word story for WD short story competition

Lizzie Carroll Get my end of year newsletter written and sent. And lots of business planning.

Rachel Kolodziej Finish editing one particular short story that has been on my to do list for months! I don’t want to start the new year with it still hanging over my head.

Beth McGee Figure out CreateSpace for my book.

Daniel Escurel Occeno Plan my January novel. I like it so far.