2012 is here. \u00a02011 has left. \u00a0While it wasn’t as bad a year for me as it was for some of my friends, I’m not sorry to see it go. \u00a0It’s a new year, and that means a chance to look at what I’ve done in the past year, and what will be happening in the future.<\/p>\n
Looking back at my livejournal, I see I didn’t have any goals set for 2011 (or if I did, I can’t find them). \u00a0But I did accomplish a few things:<\/p>\n
1. Finished and turned in Last Rites (Dark Horseman #3)<\/em><\/p>\n 2. Put together Spells and Swashbucklers <\/em>(the sequel to Rum and Runestones<\/em>, which is getting turned in very soon)<\/p>\n 3. Self-published Snow (a Dark Horseman Novella)<\/em>\u00a0at the end of December<\/p>\n 4. Won NaNoWriMo for the first time!<\/p>\n Not a bad year. \u00a0I didn’t really track my number of words, but it was pretty impressive for me.<\/p>\n Now, to 2012. \u00a0I have goals. \u00a0And this year, this is what I will accomplish. \u00a0First, the writing goals:<\/p>\n 1. Finish the untitled Dark Horseman Christmas story (which may become a novella, not sure).<\/p>\n 2. Finish and sub the first Sapph novella.<\/p>\n 3. Write the rough draft of my Secret Project Novel.<\/p>\n 4. Finish the six-episode arc of Tales of the Scorned Lady.<\/em><\/p>\n 5. Write the rough draft of The Strange Disappearance of Santa Claus.<\/em><\/p>\n 6. Write 250 words of fiction every day.<\/p>\n 7. Morning pages (over at 750words.com) every day.<\/p>\n Then, the health goals:<\/p>\n 1. I will exercise 30 minutes every day, whether it be on the Wii or at the gym. \u00a0No excuses.<\/p>\n 2. I will modify my lifestyle and the food I eat, without giving up all the foods I love.<\/p>\n 3. I will walk\/run to Rivendell by the end of the year.<\/p>\n Finally, the life goals:<\/p>\n 1. I will declutter my house by December 31st, 2012.<\/p>\n 2. I will get my finances under control by June 30th, 2012.<\/p>\n 3. I will enjoy life more in 2012.<\/p>\n The last one is really important to me. \u00a0I don’t want to be just another drone – I want to live life, even if I live it on a budget. \u00a0Walks in the park cost nothing. \u00a0Reading in the sunshine costs nothing. \u00a0Sitting by a stream with a fishing pole and breathing in clean air costs nothing (don’t need a license if you don’t have hooks on your line!).<\/p>\n I’ll be keeping track of my books read over at Goodreads (I’m captain_hobbes over there, if you want to add me), and I’ve got a spiffy new word count spreadsheet (thank you, DC!). \u00a0No word count goals this year. \u00a0I just want to see what I can do.<\/p>\n I write slowly, but I will write. \u00a0Because that’s what I do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2012 is here. \u00a02011 has left. \u00a0While it wasn’t as bad a year for me as it was for some of my friends, I’m not sorry to see it go. \u00a0It’s a new year, and that means a chance to look at what I’ve done in the past year, and what will be happening in …<\/p>\n