Linsey Lanier
Sally Kilpatrick
Sia Huff
Romily Bernard
Darcy Crowder
Marilyn Baron
Tami Brothers
Sandra Elzie
Carol Burnside
Debbie Kaufman
Maxine Davis
Tammy Schubert
Susan Carlisle
Pam Asberry
Lindy Chaffin StartDon’t wait for January 1
by Nicki Salcedo
(Left: Me at cluttered computer trying to conquer the world!)
I don’t like New Year’s Resolutions. If I’m going to be successful at something (writing, weight loss, cleaning), I have to start it immediately. I can’t wait for a Monday or the first of the month or the beginning of the year. I hope all of my friends are able to start new habits today or when the mood strikes them. I do have big plans for 2009, but I’ve already jumped the gun and gotten a head start on the New Year!
Personal Goals
- Lose the dreaded final 30 pounds (that’s about 15 kilos, give or take). Run, yoga, weights, chase monsters, consider putting sex into my exercise routine (burned calories are burned calories)
- Redefine my image. I am going to become a grown up if it kills me. I’ve bought dresses, heeled shoes (who invented these things, they are horrible), and other girly things. Already miss my old soccer shorts and sneakers!
- Keep the clutter out of my house. Dirt is a big distraction for me. I don’t like to write when my house is dirty and my house always seems to be dirty. My dream is to have only beds, 10 pieces of clothing, and a gallon of milk in my house. Distractions, dirt, and clutter, be gone!
- Update my personal website (I really don’t want to do this or anything that takes away from my writing time. Maybe I will put my site on hiatus for 2009…)
- Focus on my writing
Writing Goals
- Focus on my writing
- Enjoy my participation in PFaHT!
- Book 1. Revise single title and submit
- Book 2. Complete series romance; submit to GRW workshop and Maggies
- Book 3. Complete women’s fiction and start revisions
- Book 4. Revise other women’s fiction, per Maggie comments and submit
I look forward to reading more from everyone in the coming year. Try to reflect on all the wonderful things you accomplished in 2008. Happy 2009 and Happy Writing!
Nicki
Tags: new year's resolutions, Nicki Salcedo, writing, writing goals
About the author
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Nicki Salcedo | http://www.8headedhydra.com Nicki Salcedo is a hot tamale. She isn’t curious, but the world is and this is why she writes. She is someone’s friend, daughter, sister, aunt, mother, and wife. She writes upmarket fiction that focuses about how you become one of the nouns on that previous list. The short answer is with some laughter, some fits of rage, and some moments of pause. She prefers laughter in real life, but her writing is all about the moments of pause. Nicki received the Maggie Award of Excellence in the Unpublished Single Title Category for her manuscript, Pine.
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December 28th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Go Nicki!
Let me know how the banish clutter and dirt thing works….
Debbie
December 28th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Who knew? Our goals for ’09 are almost the same – except maybe for the saving the world part. And the particular WIPs.
Other than that, looks like we’ll both be scrubbing, typing and reaching for the celery and Atkins drinks in ’09.
Good luck, Nicki
Linnea
December 28th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Too fun, Nicki!!!
I LOVE this post!!! I think we should all do one and not delete them before the blog goes live.
What do you all think?????
December 29th, 2008 at 6:30 am
I think it would be nice to start with an archive!
December 30th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Too funny, Linsey!!! Love the scrubbing, typing and reaching for celery and Atkins drink…
I knew you ladies were going to be fabulous!!!
December 31st, 2008 at 9:16 am
Amazing! I’ll put this blog in my Google reader…