Raven's View

Objectives:

• Write - Because I do enjoy it. I'll target 2 h/day, to start, as I need to develop the bum in the seat habit.
  
  • Write new material - do one draft Flash Fiction a week. Not particlarly polished, just get it done. I have a long list of story ideas.
  • Edit existing material - I'll start with my third novel, Agnes of Grimm. It's rough, with a few plot holes, but I like the characters.
• Write better - Read about how to write, and get constructive feedback. These sites offer critiques - I'll try some. And by helping others to write, via specific feedback or just general encouragement.
  • My main source of writing info is a series of writerly blogs. Objective  -stay current. 
  • I'm in two writers groups, with regular meetings - Objective will be to attend both, and network with both old and new members.

• Publish/market  - We publish partially for the glory and bags of money, but also for the feedback and increased marketability. 
  • I do have over 100 FF written already, here. I'll try to cycle them through the critique groups, and send off one a week to some publishers.
  • My two novels are available online in print and ebook, on many sites, as well as in libraries across Canada. I use them as give-aways to subscribers to my gaming stream, and carry print copies with me just in case. Need new marketing ideas - perhaps when I have some FF out there too, 
• Read with purpose - there are lots of good/great books out there, but not enough time for them all. So I need to focus on well-written books, and note why they are well written. As opposed to skimming through mystery and sci-fi/fantasy just to escape other tasks. 
  • Objective - read and review a book a week. That may need to be done as a limit, as I can read more, but at the expense of other things. 
• Better health - My BP and cholesterol are good, but more exercise would be okay. And less weight.
  • My Fitbit target is currently 3500 steps a day. I can do 5000 as I wander my 'hood, or 1000 if I stay in. Objective - 5 times a week. Similarily, sleep target is 7 hours, starting at midnight. Objective - 5 times a week.  
• Stay social - That's a given, what with walking about, visits to local cafes and bars, and all my grandkids being in Ottawa. Plus frequent hookups with my girlfriend. 
  • Again, limits for some of this, as I have several bars within a short stroll. Picking a less than direct route would add to my steps. 
• Have fun - I had this objective last year for casual fun, like Netflix and video games. But now gaming, and Twitch streaming, has grown to several hours a day, at various times, for various durations. Sometimes I have viewers to chat with, sometimes not.
  • Set up a regular schedule
  • Limit hours online to how many I 'earned' via writing
  • Develop my brand as a restful, laid-back Bob Ross sort of site, while adding some variety
  • The objective here is mostly to track and keep an eye on this. 
• Chores - I added this to capture bigger jobs, like take down Christmas stuff, sort through photos, file papers. This will be another time-based activity, but I'm hoping that putting it here on my list will remind me to bite off a chunk each day.