>These were my goals as of the first of the year. Now that the 1st quarter has come and gone, I’m taking another look and crossing off the things I’ve done.

Slam Dunk:
__ Polish book #3 (RTP) and submit or pitch to editor DONE, REC’D ‘R’ 😦
__ Write book #4, let marinate a few weeks & polish. WORKING ON IT. ACTUALLY RE-WRITING BOOK #1. ~G~
__ Write novella #2, let marinate & polish
__ Write and publish at least two articles DONE!
__ Write at least two short stories or another novella DONE AND SUBMITTED AND SOLD!
Enter 3 or more contests, including:
__ the Maggie, WORKING ON IT
__Great Expectations DONE – NO FINAL 😦
__GH (WILL HAVE TO SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER CONTEST)
__ Enter GRW’s March workshop DONE
__ Pitch to an editor at RWA Nat’l – HAVE APPT. SCHEDULED
__ Judge 1-2 contests: Passionate Plume & GH – DONE!
__ Blog regularly. Hmmm… DEBATABLE, AND ONGOING
__ Update website as needed ONGOING
__ Update RWCList database at least twice a month ONGOING
__ Perform duties as Hospitality Chairman of GRW ONGOING
__ Compile Member Milestones for Passionate Ink newsletter column MONTHLY – ONGOING
__ Volunteer at Nat’l RWA Conference DONE!
__ Write book #5, let marinate a few weeks & polish
Stretch:
__ Write or pre-plan book #6
__ Develop plans for the Mikels/Rycker series, OR ANOTHER SERIES
__ Write Novella #3 or more shorts
Pie In The Sky: (These are the ones that would be a dream come true. I have little control over some of these other than to write the best books I can.)
__ Get a request for a full
__ Sell a book
__ Sell another novella
__ Final in more than 1 contest
__ Win another contest

Well, that’s not as bad as I’d suspected it might be. I guess at this point, it’s just a keep-plugging kind of deal.