Now we get into resolutions for the coming year. Again, these are related to my writing and keeping my career in motion. All resolutions have to be something that I, myself, can do without depending on editorial decisions, etc.
Resolution 1: Write 3 short stories and market each one to three or more magazines. This will keep me focused on new work while also revising The Tale of the Drakanox. It will also prod me to keep submitting my stories and not give up after the first rejection.
Resolution 2: Host Queen Titania’s Court in June of 2023. Not only is it fun to do, but it’s a way to build community and lift up independent fantasy authors.
Resolution 3: Make three personal appearances to support my writing. COVID restrictions are pretty much a thing of the past, and I’m comfortable wearing a mask among the unmasked, so I need to keep my name out there.
Resolution 4: Reissue Masters of Air and Fire, the middle grade book I got back from my former publisher, as e-book and trade paperback. I’d like this to appear in May and be featured in Queen Titania’s Court. Stretch goal: Also reissue my self-published short story collection, Aunt Ursula’s Atlas in the two formats.
Resolution 5: Publish two new e-books, one in May and one in November. Ideally, I’ll finish revisions on The Tale of the Drakanox in time for a November release. If I don’t manage that, I might do another combined “Minstrels of Skaythe” volume encompassing The Renegade of Opshar and Prisoners of the Wailing Tower. It’s also possible to do another short story collection. I’m leaving myself wiggle room here.
Let’s see if I can do as well in 2023 as I did in 2022.
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