If you’re wondering how 2015 went for me, I have a rundown over on Byzantium’s Shores. By way of writing specifically, I had a good year as well: I released The Wisdomfold Path, I finished the first draft of Forgotten Stars III, I got through a round of edits for GhostCop, and I rebooted (literally) The Adventures of Lighthouse Boy (not actual titles). And yet I still feel like I didn’t get enough done…but I suppose that’s par for the course.
As for 2016 writing and other goals, I tweeted a long string of such stuff the other day, and I embed them all below. Here’s what I hope things look like in 2016! Some of these are reading and writing-related, but toward the bottom are the more general “life goals”.
MULTI-TWEET THING BEGINS! Lots of numbered (and lettered!) tweets. Here goes! #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
ONE: Read more. This is an eternal goal that will never be achieved, but I will try. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
ONEa: Read more indie authors. I will AT LEAST read one indie book after every trad-pub book. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
ONEb: Read more short fiction. Another eternal goal. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
ONEc: Review what I read. This is HUGE. Reviewing is LIFEBLOOD to authors. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
ONEd: Read more POETRY. This is ALWAYS a goal of mine. Stop worrying about UNDERSTANDING it and just READ it! #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
TWO: Write more, and write every day. Another eternal one. I'm pretty good at it, but gotta be front and center. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
TWOa: Release two books. GhostCop first (likely summer), and hopefully FORGOTTEN STARS III in fall. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
TWOb: Make REAL progress on ADVENTURE OF LIGHTHOUSE BOY and come up with ACTUAL TITLE of GhostCop. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
THREE: I will be a LOT more aggressive in self-marketing this year. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
THREEa: I'll tweet about my books more (don't worry, I'll impose limits so as not to annoy). #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
THREEb: My limits: no more than 3 promo tweets a week. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
THREEc: Exceptions: when someone says something nice about my work. I will RT the hell out of that shit. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
THREEd: I want to look into selling my books at a local con or two, now that I have more than one book out. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
THREEe: I will inquire at local indie bookshops about selling my books. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
THREEf: I will also FINALLY start selling signed copies through my website. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
THREEg: And giveaways! I need to do more of those. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FOUR: I intend to continue engaging people in a positive way. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FOURa: I have a bad habit of sinking into snarky sarcasm, which I want to continue to reduce. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FOURb: Snark comes easy to me and I'm good at it. But I never feel good after partaking. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FOURc: I can't guarantee ZERO snark, but I'm always cutting down! #2016goals pic.twitter.com/CwKybkNwbz
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FOURd: I want to engage the #amwriting community even more, both online and off. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FOURe: I really DO know less than half of them half as well as I should like…and so on. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FIVE: Watch: THE EXPANSE, DOCTOR WHO, and other stuff. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FIVEa: Listen to more podcasts. Maybe even guest on one! #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FIVEb: Comics! I am WAY behind on SAGA and MS MARVEL, among others. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FIVEc: Watch more good movies. Again, an eternal goal. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FIVEd: MUSIC! Listen to music. Prog rock, classical, Celtic, film music. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
FIVEe: I still haven't heard HAMILTON yet. Gotta get that done. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIX: Now for non-media and non-geek and non-writing stuff. More hiking with the dee-oh-gee. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXa: I want to hike the entirety of the Eternal Flame Trail at Chestnut Ridge, among others. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXb: Go to Toronto. We average a visit there every three years. That's stupid. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXc: Save more money. I was doing great last year until a BIG car repair struck. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXd: Cook more. I enjoy cooking. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXe: Make: GF fried chicken; Chicago-style pizza (not GF, obv.); and more stir-fries. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXf: Maybe attempt dying another pair of overalls. I still want a pair in a nice, deep burgundy. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXg: Resume eating healthy after this Holiday Bacchanalia ends. Oof! #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXh: Keep taking photographs. This may develop into an actual hobby! #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXi: Get stuff framed and hung on my walls. I have a lot of art I want to put up. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXj: Attend more local art shows. I love buying stuff right from the person that made it! #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXk: Work, play, and live. Keep blurring the line between 'work' and 'play'. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXl: Get pied a time or two. And not that contemptible Pieface game, either. REAL PIE, DAMMIT. #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
SIXm: Have a 2016 that's so good 2017 is thinking to itself, "Shit, have I got an act to follow!" #2016goals
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
MULTI-TWEET THING ENDS. Thanks for listening! So what are YOUR #2016goals???
— Kelly Sedinger (@Jaquandor) December 29, 2015
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