Smart Goals

I'm Late I'm Late I'm Late!

Since everyone has been writing about goals and this is a new year, I decided to do the same. For starters I would like to remember my MWV blog the day before. I'm going to enable myself. I babysat my Eugene granddaughter Wednesday through Thursday at 5:00. Then I would have sat down and written the darn thing but the Ducks were playing. Sigh... I woke up this morning and remembered.

But my writing goals...
Specifically, I plan on writing the second book in the McKenna Clan series. When I started writing this book, I had no idea it would be a series. Now I'm waking up with scenes in my head. The only problem to this is that I am waking up with scenes for this book in my head too. This book would be the 4th in my Twelve Dancing Princesses series. They both have working titles. The first is Sweet Sexy Sadie, the second is Highland Sunrise.

Measurably, I would like to have Sweet Sexy Sadie finished and published in August and Highland Sunrise in December.

Attainable-- hmm... I certainly hope so. I have to write, write, write and right at this moment, I'm editing galleys. But I am going to put down the first scenes of both books and do a little bit of research.

Realistically I know I can finish Sweet Sexy Sadie and have it published by August but I'm not so sure about Highland Miracle then it also depends on wether or not the angels decide to publish another anthology next year.

Timely I think I covered that in the measurable phase.

So on the continuing theme of goals those are mine. And I'm not even going to proof read this. I hope there are not too many typos.

Current Project:Status: I wish I had one. Maybe in 4 months.Making Time: Is that the same as focusing?

I’m late, I’m late, I’m late for a very important date, as the white rabbit said.

My focus, at least for the next 5 months is not on writing. As I move toward retirement, I am focused on teaching as many students math who are willing to learn. As many of you know, I teach students who view math as an enemy and at best as a challenge they don’t think they can overcome.

When June hits and I am free, I will be looking toward writing, finishing a couple of books that were begun i.e. pickpocket dog and perhaps an April Fools Anthology then also working on Ghost Dance which was really the first book in the series that began with Dakota’s Bride as my first published book.

I envy those of you who can find the time to write. For me, there are not enough hours in my day. Between work, exercising and working on my new business, I don’t seem to have the time to put words on paper. Well, I can put words on paper, I just can’t put together a plot for a book. I don’t even have characters in my mind who can take over the written page.

I wish everyone a happy, prosperous and healthy new year.
P.S. I apologize for my tardiness today.

Christine Young