The First Steps to Revolution

So my last post mentioned my personal revolution (as opposed to setting resolutions). And I’m thinking about what it will take in order to get that thing moving.

First up, I think it’s time to get over the moving/packing-unpacking/overwhelming whatever whatever and get back to work. Sooo…

Time to draft a sequel to my May release. And then finish the half-edited book I was working on when my life sort of exploded, as well as the partly drafted book I started in September. And then draft another book, which will also probably be a sequel, but might be something totally new.

Also, I’m going to start sending out newsletters, planning a launch party and some signings, and finishing edits for Descendant (the one that comes out in May). And I should probably start some promotional planning too.  And since I’m teaching at a conference in May, I think I probably ought to plan my classes. And propose a few more for other conferences.

Um, yeah. I have lots to do.

But it’s all good stuff that has me way excited. It’s going to be a great year.

Now it’s your turn. How will your revolution start?   

New Year’s Revolution

Well, that does it. 2012 is officially over. I have taken down my holiday décor, changed my Christmas ringtone back to a non-holiday song, and even reset my playlists. And I’m trying to get my new house (the temporary rental) semi-decorated now that there is a tree-sized hole in the room around which the current décor seems to revolve. Funny how that happens when you move over the holidays.

But in the process, I got thinking about resolutions and revolutions and change. Things that always tend to come up in January.

First, I thought about resolutions. And how my life has been so dramatically upset in the last six months, that I don’t think I could handle much more change. And then I thought, well, of course I can handle it. I just hope it’s good change. The kind that means forward progress.

It’s what I hope. And that’s my goal for the year. To move forward and progress in all areas of my life. No resolutions needed.

It’s my personal revolution to take 2013 by the hair and drag it along behind me.

What about you? What are your personal goals for the year?