A review of my 2017 Goals/Plans:

• Rewrite and edit Boracay – Done
• Write New York and Singapore – partially done
• Publish Boracay and New York – Boracay Done
• Set-up a blog – Done
• Set-up a Facebook Author page – Done
• Join Romance Writers of America – Done, plus the San Antonio Romance Authors chapter, too
• Win NaNo again – Not done
• Read 180 books – Read and reviewed 208.
• Spend only $240 on books – Success! Spent only $190.
• Attend a writing conference – Not quite. Attended a one-month editing workshop and four reader events all over Texas.

Based on these results, I consider 2017 to be a successful year.

For 2018, here are my goals/plans:

• Finish writing New York Engagement, have it edited and published. Target date: Saturday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day)
• Finish writing Singapore Fling. Publishing target: July 2018.
• Achieve full PAN status at RWA.
• Get Boracay Vows into independent bookstores all over the US.
• Secure local distribution for Boracay Vows in the Philippines. Attempt a movie deal.
• Read and review at least 120 books for Goodreads Reading Challenge:
  – 1 craft book on writing/editing/publishing
  – 1 male author/non-romance
  – 4 historical romance (2 from my Mount TBR, 1 ARC, 1 new/new-to-me)
  – 4 contemporary (2 from Mount TBR, 1 ARC, 1 indie author)
  Rereads will be after the 10 have been fulfilled.
• Attend a writing conference.
• Spend only $180 on books.
• Register a profit on all books.

So, here’s to 2018. May it be the Best Year Ever.