There are a lot of things I’d like to get accomplished this year. Some are pretty far reaching, but some I think I can handle. Then again, if there’s some heavy depression sessions in my future, who knows. Every step is taken one day at a time.
Writing Goals
I’m looking to finish my YA Fantasy (which is in it’s tenth draft and featuring an all new rewrite) by the end of March. Ideally, I’d have most of it done before the start of the semester (which is in like, two weeks!) so that when I end up working with an editor, I have most of the draft done.
I’d also like to have aforementioned YA Fantasy polished and ready to query by graduation (!!!).
Reading Goals
Fifty books. That’s my minimum for the year; and I don’t mean like the fifty I do for a semester where some of it’s plumped up with picture books. I mean fifty YA books. Majority written by women, especially women of color and queer women, preferably.
School Goals
Try not to break down while writing my thesis.
Oh, also write a thesis.
Oh, and graduate as part of the first WCYA class from SNC. But that’s practically a given so long as I manage the others on this list.
Oh, and make Pablo cry at my graduation.
Personal Life Goals
Start running again. I won’t say that I liked running (cause I’d be a dirty, dirty liar) but I enjoyed the movement of it. I usually had better days when I ran.
Find a therapist and work on my mental health.
Love myself a little more, when I can.
All in all, I think it’s a pretty robust list, and these are things I think would make for a better me. I’ve struggled with my self image and self love for a very long time, so maybe having this as a reference point, something to look back on during the next year, would be beneficial.
One step a day at a time is still progress.
