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Once again, goals are what we plan to do. Objectives are the things we plan to do in order to reach those goals.
2017's Goals, Objectives, And Assessment Of Both
Goal 1. Adhere to Goals and Objectives
Objectives:
- Set time frames now for at least some of this year's goals.
- Continue weekly checks of goals.
- Experiment with using timekeeping app to stay on task
Goal 2. Generate New Work Through End Of April--Adult Novels
Objectives:
- Complete final draft for Becoming Greg and Emma.
- Finish a first draft of Seeking God.
- Blueprint new chapters.
- I have a beta reader lined up for this manuscript
- Assign number of hours per week for each project, using timekeeping app to stay on task
Goal 3. Generate New Work, May Through August--Short Stories & Essays
Objectives:
- Food essays!
- External support for willpower essay
- Essays developed from workshop proposals
- Research markets all year
- Make essay and short story reading a priority
- Beginning with the first issue of my Carve subscription, which I've had for a couple of months
Goal 4. Make More Than 33 (last year's number) Submissions Of Completed Work Throughout The Year
Objectives:
- Trouble at Wee Play World to list of publishers
- Essay to P&W
- Research deals at Publishers Marketplace
- Research regional publisher for The Fletcher Farm Body
- Consider including brief market analysis with book submissions.
- As described in Fall 2016 SCBWI Bulletin
Goal 5. Marketing Effort For Saving the Planet &Stuff EBook For April, Earth Day Month, Targeting Specific Markets
Objectives:
- Create new slide show related to SP&S setting
- Take pictures this month
- Look into adding sound/narrative
- Research ways to promote the slide show
- Article on the recycling crafts in SP&S
- Research markets for it
- This objective would also support Goals 3 and 4, so...multiplier!
Goal 6. Support And Promote Diverse Literature As A Means Of Helping To Maintain A Civil Culture
Objectives:
- Blog Posts Related To But Not Limited To:
- Chinese New Year
- Black History Month
- Women's History Month
- Earth Day
- Canada Day
- Labor Day
- Native Reads
- Readukkah
- Provide social media support for other bloggers/writers generating diversity material
Goal 7. Community Building/General Marketing/Branding
One of my most successful goals last year, in terms of accomplishing the objectives.Objectives
- Continue with writers' group
- Continue with Original Content
- January--Cybils judging
- Check out NESCBWI spring conference, with possibility of attending
- Check out NESCBWI-PAL offerings this year, with possibility of attending
- Attend other authors' appearances
- Continue with promoting Original Content at Google+, Facebook communities, Goodreads' blog, and Twitter
- Continue reviewing environmental books at Amazon
- Research markets (Supports Goals 3 and 4. Multiplier!)
- Supports Goal 7, so another multiplier.
Well, it may not be my greatest year for accomplishments, but this year's recapitulation post is an excellent example of why recapitulation is so worthwhile. Some, maybe even a lot, of what I dropped the ball with last year, I'm thinking of folding right over into next year's planning.
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