MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

kennyc · 01-01-2015, 02:44 PM

Well here we are, 1/1/2015. Anyone have goals set?

I've actually simplified mine in that I'm not going to get down to the level of XX articles - XX stories etc. but will reserve that possibility. I've been at this full time writing gig for three years now after walking out of my computer engineering job. Still chasing the dream, some minor success but certainly not making a living at it. I am however writing and doing what I want to do and hope to continue it. At this point I've spent all my savings, I do have some retirement money and am eligible to file for early social security if that should be needed. I'd like to hold off on that for a bit yet if possible. We'll see.

For 2015:

Publish 2 new Poetry Collections (possibly one traditional and one prose poetry)
1 or 2 new Flash Fiction Collections
1 or 2 new Flash Nonfiction Collections

this will/may include writing:
100 new poems
100 new flash fiction/nonfiction pieces

As an alternative -- and something I'm actually seriously considering at the moment -- is to forego the categorization above of Poetry, Flash Fiction, Flash Nonfiction and publish the collections including all of the above types of work. I'll continue to evaluate that as I go, but I believe I currently have enough completed work to put together one or two collections at the moment. I'll re-evaluate that as I begin to look as the specifics of what might be included and the presentation (ordering, themes, etc) of such a collection.

What are your goals for 2015?

01-01-2015, 02:44 PM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,904 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	2015 Writing Goals Well here we are, 1/1/2015. Anyone have goals set? I've actually simplified mine in that I'm not going to get down to the level of XX articles - XX stories etc. but will reserve that possibility. I've been at this full time writing gig for three years now after walking out of my computer engineering job. Still chasing the dream, some minor success but certainly not making a living at it. I am however writing and doing what I want to do and hope to continue it. At this point I've spent all my savings, I do have some retirement money and am eligible to file for early social security if that should be needed. I'd like to hold off on that for a bit yet if possible. We'll see. For 2015: Publish 2 new Poetry Collections (possibly one traditional and one prose poetry) 1 or 2 new Flash Fiction Collections 1 or 2 new Flash Nonfiction Collections this will/may include writing: 100 new poems 100 new flash fiction/nonfiction pieces As an alternative -- and something I'm actually seriously considering at the moment -- is to forego the categorization above of Poetry, Flash Fiction, Flash Nonfiction and publish the collections including all of the above types of work. I'll continue to evaluate that as I go, but I believe I currently have enough completed work to put together one or two collections at the moment. I'll re-evaluate that as I begin to look as the specifics of what might be included and the presentation (ordering, themes, etc) of such a collection. What are your goals for 2015?