2022: Your Best Year Ever Starts TODAY!

What do you want to accomplish in your writing by Dec 31, 2022? From the perspective of January, everything is possible!

1. Vision

Hold a 1-hour team staff meeting with yourself and brainstorm all that could be in 2022. Remember in brainstorming there are no wrong answers, nothing too far fetched. Use sticky notes or file folders or a spread sheet. Dream BIGGER!

Vision: I want a manuscript sold to a publisher by Dec 31, 2022.

2. Plan

Sort stickies into categories: writing, platform, network

Plan: to publish book I need to:

Writing: read in category, generate ideas, 1^st draft, critiques, edit

Platform: social media, personal contacts, conferences

Sale: research publishers, complete proposal, query, agent, pitch

Maybe stop for coffee.

Plan: to increase my platform I need to:

Social media: Facebook author, IG author, Pinterest pages, website

Personal contacts: teachers, parents, librarians, author, twitter and LinkedIn, blogs

Conferences: in person, virtual, opportunities to pitch or submit

Er, make that a latte with an extra shot.

Plan: to make the most of conferences I need to:

In person: dates, cost, travel, other opportunities in area

Virtual: dates, cost, critique and pitch opportunities

Other opportunities: Blogs or groups the regularly interview agents or editors who open to followers

Ready for a double expresso mocha?

3. First step

The first step is the hardest and the most exciting! Let’s go!

First Step: Today I will look at 7 recent books in my writing category

First step: Today I will add 1 item to my FB author page promoting the book of another author

Macchiato!