We're all to all familiar with making New Years Resolutions. I've made many in the past - some lofty and some little in almost every area of my life. Filled with good intentions, I sometimes manage to overwhelm myself into inactivity by the length of my list. This year, I'm going to choose just a couple of resolutions for each important part of my life and accomplish them quarterly. But first things first, the brainstorm: Writer's Resolutions 1. Write more 2. Read more picture books 3. Read more chapter books 4. Finish 2 unfinished manuscripts 5. Join a genre specific critique group 6. Find 2 great critique buddies 7. Attend a writers course or workshop 8. Attend a writers conference 9. Attend a writers retreat 10. Brainstorm a list of story ideas 11. Submit my strongest manuscript to agent X 12. Submit my strongest manuscript to publisher X 13. Re-write my weakest manuscript from a different point-of-view 14. Pause to pay more attention to what kids are saying and doing 15. Visit the library more 16. Visit the kids' section of the book store more My top 2 picks for 2017 happen to be #1 and #7! 1. Write more: Write on Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00am-10:30am beginning January 2nd 7. Attend a writer's course or workshop: By March 31st, here's the course I'm going to attend. It just happens to be one of Mira's, How To Self-Publish With Crowdfunding If I can accomplish these two goals in the first quarter of the year, first I'll celebrate with a slice of chocolate cake! Then, I'll choose two new goals from the list for the second quarter. What are your writer's resolutions for for 2017? Carol Higgins-Lawrence wrote her first story at the age of five. Her father paid her a quarter for it and she's been writing ever since. She's taken a variety of courses in writing for children. Multicultural perspectives are of particular interest to her. Carol is of Jamaican descent and was born and raised in Canada. She has a BA in Communications and Sociology and she has completed coursework towards a MA in TESOL. She has worked as a literacy educator for the past 15 years. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two young children. You can visit her website at carolhl.weebly.com
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Kara McLeod
12/29/2016 07:08:49 pm
This is fabulous! Thank you!.. my goals for the first 3 months are 1,2,6 and 7 ( already registered with "Craft and Business of Writing CPB"!) by this time next year I also plan to also have completed 4, 11 and be totally open to adding to ( or taking away) as the first set of goals are reached.! Thanks again for solid direction
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Carol
1/1/2017 07:24:16 am
Hi Kara! Good for you! You can do it! Enjoy the course, it's a great one!
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