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New Year’s Resolutions
Holidays mean a change of routine. For writers, changes in routine usually mean lost writing time. Now add a sprinkle of relatives who ask what you’re doing nowadays and who either think you’re insane and/or think they could write a book, too, if they just told you about it That usually leads to lost writing time.
From there (once the family is safely gone and routine is somewhat normal again) a writer usually resolves to 1) write more, 2) market more if published, or 3) Submit more if unpublished. As a result publishers usually get lots of manuscripts submitted around the beginning of the New Year – either because some authors were lucky enough to get more time to write during the holiday or because others were able to follow through with at least one resolution in the first week of January.
The new year is a chance for both authors and publishers to look back on what they accomplished vs. what they’d planned for the year. How much did last year’s change of routine and the resolutions affect you by, say, June? My bet is very little. What did you resolve to do last year and did you follow through by the end of this?
If you make only one resolution for the coming year, make it simple -- and stick to it. Finish the damn book. (Whatever book you’re currently in the middle of.) Then, of course, it’s time to start another one…
Happy New Year from Treva and Margaret!
From there (once the family is safely gone and routine is somewhat normal again) a writer usually resolves to 1) write more, 2) market more if published, or 3) Submit more if unpublished. As a result publishers usually get lots of manuscripts submitted around the beginning of the New Year – either because some authors were lucky enough to get more time to write during the holiday or because others were able to follow through with at least one resolution in the first week of January.
The new year is a chance for both authors and publishers to look back on what they accomplished vs. what they’d planned for the year. How much did last year’s change of routine and the resolutions affect you by, say, June? My bet is very little. What did you resolve to do last year and did you follow through by the end of this?
If you make only one resolution for the coming year, make it simple -- and stick to it. Finish the damn book. (Whatever book you’re currently in the middle of.) Then, of course, it’s time to start another one…
Happy New Year from Treva and Margaret!
