Crikey. 2020? How did that happen? I feel like I’ve been in hibernation with the bad cold my husband kindly gave me after Christmas. And, there’s been a certain amount of brain-fog, so 2020 hasn’t got off to a great start in terms of writing.
I did manage to pen a short story and post it off and have been working on the second draft of my latest children’s novel It’s Time to Fly that was my project for NaNoWriMo in November.
I’ve been thinking about my writing and other plans for this year and so I checked my blog from January last year wondering if I had achieved what I set out to do then. It included: ‘publish my first children’s novel in paperback, attend some writing events, write lots more short stories for both adults and children, start writing a children’s picture book, brush up my social media skills, travel a bit for inspiration, plus catch up with some old friends I haven’t seen for a while’.
Happily I managed most of the above, so what about for 2020? I would like to publish the children’s book I am currently working on via Amazon Kindle as well as book two in this fairy series as a paperback. I’ve done first drafts of three children’s picture books and would like to try to progress at least one of these and, I’ve had an idea for an adult novel and would like to start writing that. I’ll try to enter a few competitions, attend some writing events and workshops, travel a bit when I can and do more meet-ups with old friends. So this year’s aims are similar to last year’s.
As well as the afore-mentioned, though, recently I have been more and more affected by the news on the environment and global warming. Whilst I have always tried to do ‘my bit’ I am increasing my efforts to recycle and reuse more, cut down on plastic usage, and eat more sustainably. I have pledged not to buy any new clothes in 2020. There are plenty of clothes already in my wardrobe and, if I do need anything, I will buy it secondhand from charity shops or online sites. It won’t be easy, but I’m determined it can be done.
How are your resolutions looking? Good luck to everyone and I hope 2020 proves to be a great year, despite all the doom and gloom we’ve been hearing in the media recently.
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