I’m a plotter by nature — I keep lists at home of things to do, I have lists of long and short term financial goals, and a list of long and short term writing goals. Honestly, I don’t know if keeping the lists makes me any more likely to achieve the goals, but if I have them to look at, at least I can be reminded of how far off I am!

Goals for 2007:

• Write 500 words per day on the WIP (with 3 weeks of vacation, Christmas, Easter, & Summer)
• Write and submit for publication: 3 new novels or novellas
• Complete and submit for contests or publication: 2 to 3 short stories
• Convert Mary’s Christmas Wish into a novella to submit for publication in time for the next holiday season.
• Attend a conference (either mystery or romance related)

As I also write short stories in the mystery/horror genre and have separate goals for them, I’m going to be a busy little author in the coming year! Will I achieve these goals? I sure do hope so!

So, what are your goals for 2007 and how do you plan on achieving them?