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A List of 2017

Hey everyone! So it's officially 2017! Yay! I always get so excited and hopeful when a new year rolls around. I don't know why. Maybe because you see everything that's ahead and everything that can be ahead or could be ahead and there's just a general excitement over all the possibilities.




2016 definitely had it's ups and downs but 2017 is a clean slate and there are a few things I know for a fact that I want to accomplish and will accomplish. I don't do resolutions. Resolutions feel flimsy to me, mostly because whenever I (and others) try to make them they end up falling apart about a month into the year. So instead I make goals. I stick to goals pretty well. When I say I'm going to do something I'm going to do it and nothing is going to stop me.




I know I put a list of what I'm looking forward to in 2017 on my last post but I want to write out all the things I'm not just looking forward to, but all the things I will do this year. Maybe I'm being a little overly ambitious but that's ok. Better to have too much to do then not enough, goal-wise anyways.




So here we go!




My Writerly Goals:


  • Sell at least (hopefully more than) 30 copies of Weapon Icean.
  • Have a Goodreads Weapon Icean giveaway (that's already in the works. I'm planning some bookmarks and maybe some shirts and lots of Weapon Icean).
  • Write character files of Weapon Icean on the blog (which will hopefully be next week).
  • Get Weapon Icean in the library.
  • Revise, edit and publish the sequel, Project Khione.
  • Revise, edit and publish my short story collection, Tales of the Lonely.
  • Write the third book in the Khione series (probably for nanowrimo).
  • Finish writing this awesome new project I'm working on. It doesn't have a name but it's about an immortal gypsy, a curse, and a vampire (I'm pretty psyched about it and the characters).
Readerly Goals:


  • Read at least 25 books this year.
  • Review a few on my blog and rate them on Goodreads when I'm done.
  • Complete my Goodreads Reading Challenge.
  • Read more self-published books.
Personal Goals:


  • Some people have fitness goals. Like how much weight they want to lose or what new equipment or workout they want to try this year. I don't really have a specific preference. I just want to be even better at my work outs than I was last year. Push myself a little more.
  • Find a good college group that I can go to every week where I can find good fellowship and community. This one's pretty huge for me because last year was pretty unstable in that department. I may be an introvert but I tend to go a little crazy and get a little cranky if I don't have anywhere to go and no one to see for more than a few weeks.
  • Get up earlier. I became quite the slacker in the getting up early and getting stuff done department last year. I was sleeping in till 9:30-10 almost every morning and some people don't mind that but it bugs me even if I do need the sleep or wake up feeling more, well, awake. I especially went to get back into the habit of getting up early when the new semesters start and I have lots of work to do in the mornings.
  • I'm not going to get too ambitious with this one because sadly I lack motivation in this category but I want to read my Bible at least once a week outside of church or group or whatever. Just on my own, me, the Word and God.
  • In December I wanted to get my prayer journal filled up by January first so that I could start with a clean slate but it didn't happen... So my first goal is to finish that journal up by writing in it at least once a day. My second goal is to write a prayer at least once a day for the rest of the year. Seeing how my track record is a bit spotty in this department I'm willing to give myself some grace if I forget but I want to try harder than I did last year.
  • And I know this one should probably go in the separate category of Blogger Goals but I really only have one goal for this blog. To publish a post every week. At least one if not two! I told myself I would do this last year but this year I'm really going to try and get it done.
But there you have it! My goals for 2017 that I want to and will accomplish. I wish you all a great, safe and exciting 2017!


What are some of your goals and resolutions for 2017? ļ»æ


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