January 2019: Monthly Writing Goals

I’m going to try something new this year.

I am going to get really specific about my goals for my writing.

My hope is that using SMART goals will help me to make more progress and/or to take notice when I am not making progress so that I can regroup.

Here are my goals for January 2019:

1. Write every day. Average 7,000 words per week. Spend at least 4 of the 7 writing sessions working on the novel.
2. Get back on track with blogging weekly or biweekly. (My realistic goal is every Tuesday; my ambitious goal is every Tuesday and Saturday.)
3. Decide which novel you want to focus on by the end of the month.

Here are my big goals for 2019:

1. Finish a draft of a novel by the end of June.
2. Finish a GOOD draft of a novel by the end of December.
3. Maintain weekly or biweekly blogging.

I am planning to use my “All The Things” posts on the last day of the month to keep track of how I’m doing with regard to my monthly goals.

Fingers crossed – hoping that this will help me to make some real progress!