>2006 Goals

Posted on January 2, 2006 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

>Carol’s 2006 Goals

Okay, here they are. They may change with time, but this is how I see my 2006 shaping up.

Slam Dunk:
__ Polish book #3 (RTP) and submit or pitch to editor
__ Write book #4, let marinate a few weeks & polish.
__ Write novella #2, let marinate & polish
__ Write and publish at least two articles
__ Write at least two short stories or another novella
__ Enter 3 or more contests, including:
__ the Maggie, __GE, & __GH
__ Enter GRW’s March workshop
__ Pitch to an editor at RWA Nat’l
__ Judge 1-2 contests: Passionate Plume & ???
__ Blog regularly
__ Update website as needed
__ Update RWCList database at least twice a month
__ Perform duties as Hospitality Chairman of GRW
__ Compile Member Milestones for Passionate Ink newsletter column
__ Volunteer at Nat’l RWA Conference
__ Write book #5, let marinate a few weeks & polish

Stretch:
__ Write or pre-plan book #6
__ Develop plans for the Mikels/Rycker 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

Wish me luck. I’m gonna need it!

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Out With The Old

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

Well, the old year is going out quietly and on a rather nice note.  I was blog-hopping a bit and discovered I’ve won a copy of Alison Kent’s Larger Than Life.  Too cool!  Just a few days ago, I clicked on the cover art she has posted and read the excerpts.  It sounds wonderful.

To anyone out there reading this – Happy New Year.  May the coming 365 days be filled with much love and happiness, more than a smidge of prosperity, and time to enjoy life.

Stay tuned for more blogging next year!

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Shoot for the Moon!

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Annie Rayburn/Carol Burnside

As I contemplate my 2006 Goals, the following quotes come to mind:

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.”– Goethe
I have begun my dream. I am a writer. I have sent my babies out into the cold, cruel world and received back both praise and rejection. More will follow, but I have begun.

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”– Eleanor Roosevelt

If we don’t dream, we’re stagnant. Believing in our dreams helps others see the dream as well. I read this quote and thought of how many times I’ve heard editors and agents say they want to see the author’s passion and enthusiasm for their manuscript. As writers, we have to fight through the exhaustive process of re-writing and editing until we’re sick of our own words and find the spark of the story that compelled us to put in on paper in the first place. Reminding ourselves of that helps restore some of that original passion for our characters and the story that was burning inside us.

“Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”– Barbara A. Robinson

Wow. 2006 is going to be fun!

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it you will land among the stars.”– Les Brown

Ah! Good advice for the “Pie-In-The-Sky” Goals.

Have you set your goals yet?

 

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