New Year's Revolutions

a writing colleague on alex keegan's bootcamp used the phrase new year revolutions to describe his new approaches to writing for this year.

i liked the phrase, started thinking about my own.

so, providing life doesn't get in the way, here's some revolutionary approaches to make sure i make the most of my writing this coming year...

i'm going for 3000 words a week, which will include: one story, one timed flash, and one poem. at least.

i'm going for ten submissions (to competitions and/or websites) each month, which is going to mean lots of polishing/rewriting of drafts i've got lying about.

i'm going for more poetry. i'm no poet, but i got a book by stephen fry about the technicalities involved in writing poetry, and it's inspired me. oh dear.

i'm going to start a novel. writing one, i mean, not reading. this is something i have avoided for four years. not anymore.

more reading. wider reading. more shorts. more 'recognised' novels. more poetry. more non-fiction.

i might even post more here. not just hits, but other stuff. we'll see.

also, somewhere alongside all of this, i'm going to have a life...

happy new year.