I Resolve....

Actually, I don't. I realized a few years ago that making resolutions around the start of the New Year really didn't work for me. Somehow I would either break them or, more often, neglect them--i.e., forget them completely. So the last few years, I've set goals for myself rather than resolutions. For some reason, that's made a difference. I've managed to lose 20 lbs. and have not one, but four stories printed in anthologies last year.

Not too shabby. So with that in mind, I'm setting a few more goals:

1. lose 10-15 more pounds to end up at a target weight of 190 lbs.
2. work on a novel. I have two in the works and will do my best to try for at least one to make it to actual book format.
3. get paid for some of my writing. (I can probably cross this one from the list already as the last two stories I had accepted in November will both offer payment. Not a lot, but I will be able to say that I'm a paid writer and mean it.)
4. read more of a variety of books -- not just horror.
5. explore the area more. LA and Long Beach have quite a bit to offer, and I want to visit the museums, eat at the restaurants, spend obscene amounts of money at stores....
6. blog more. I seem to have become lax in my posting duties and must do something to fix that.

I can probably come up with a few more but this is a good starter set. And now, on with the New Year!