I've never actually written down a goal for writing. Even after I joined ANWA and realized I wanted to get "serious" about writing, I didn't make them. This year, that has changed. I've voiced my goals, but perhaps I should jot them down so you all can hold me accountable.
My goal is this:
I will be published by the end of the year or have done everything I could to make that happen.
I intend to query until I've exhausted my list (courtesy of my awesome friend, Kristin. She might let you have the list too, but I also wouldn't put it past her to make you work for it. :D)
And since I have a high opinion of myself and MBFIAS (my latest acronym for the YA novel I'm going to be querying. It has a ridiculously long name "My Best Friend Is A Superhero." You've probably heard me refer to it simply as the "Superhero" book. Acronyms, especially long ones you can't make a pronounceable word out of are much more fun.)
Have you considered calling it "My Best Friend the Superhero?" Just curious. :) I am glad you are making goals. It helps me keep focused, especially when I share them. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, you! :D Soon, I hope, I'll also have a list of publishers who accept unsolicited and un-agented submissions, because that's where I'm going with my querying now. My goal this year is the same as yours. I think I've queried agents long enough for The Moongate. I'm perfectly okay with it going to a smaller publishing house. Maybe in the future I'll have a big-name agent and some bestselling novels, but for now just getting my book out, and working with a great small publisher, seems like the best route for this series.
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