Wow, we’re nearly at the end of 2017. Congratulations to those of you who participated each week in the Marketing for Romance Writers 52-Week Blog Challenge.
Week 52: New Year’s Resolutions:
This means we have to tell you our resolutions or goals for 2018. Today I’m quoting myself with a snippet from a paragraph from a January 2011 post:
A goal is what I want to reach for–to strive to meet. In a resolution, I am saying I’m going to do it, and not falter with firm determination. There are too many obstacles that can get in my way with a resolution.
IMHO
Here are my goals in no particular order, not including personal goals I choose to keep to myself. Sometimes a lady doesn’t tell…
Writing Related Goals for 2018:
Publish two books & rewrite another.
Update backmatter in my older books.
Blog at least twice a week. (Yep, 2017 proved to me that I wasn’t good at keeping up with three posts a week for a year.)
Learn a little HTML.
Life Changes:
Get more active.
Eat healthier foods
Move to a new apartment.
Personal:
Spend more time with friends.
Get out and away from the computer.
Dedicate more time to Reading for pleasure.
Cook real food instead of food that goes DING.
This is a Blog Hop.
Let’s visit the other authors on our last week together in 2017.
How about you, bloggers and readers? Do you make goals or resolutions? If so, have you thought of resolutions/ goals for the upcoming year?
Be Safe.
Thanks to all of you for taking a ride with me this year. Yeehaa!
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel 
24 thoughts on “#AmWriting Goals and/or Resolutions~ A Blog Hop! #MFRWauthor”
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D. Wallace Peach
Food that goes Ding. Ha ha ha. That one made me laugh. The other goals sound wonderful too, Mary, especially time away from the screen! Have a wonderful new year with much happiness, good health, abundance, and creativity. ❤
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Hi, Diana. Thanks for the reminder. Haha, I haven’t been away from the screen much, yet, but it’s only day 3, right? 🙂 Thanks for the New Year wishes. I’m wishing the same for you.
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alinakfield
Food that goes ding! I love that. Sounds like you have a good plan for 2018!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks, Alina. I got that phrase from a coworker and friend who didn’t cook. It fits though! Happy New Year!
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Cathy Brockman
Those are great goals. LOL we both chose nearly the same image LOL!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks, Cathy. I saw a different version on another of our member blogs, too. Great minds think alike? Have a fabulous New Year.
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Teagan R. Geneviene
Those are wonderful and worthy goals, Mary. I believe you will reach all of them. Happy New Year, my friend.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks for that, Teagan. I got the jitters and removed two or three. Shrugging. LOL.
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Teagan R. Geneviene
You still have more goals than me. 🙂
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RobinMichaela
Great list – good luck with them (especially with the writing goals and “foods that don’t go DING”, lol). Wishing you a happy, healthy, prosperous 2018!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks, Robin. I think I will need that good luck. I believe it’s time to prioritize. Wishing you all the best in the New Year. Best of luck with the upcoming marathon.
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Ed Hoornaert
You’re going to have a busy New Year, doing all these things. May your determination never falter.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I’m already looking at that long list and sighing.
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Helen Henderson
great goals. loved cook real food. Want to come spend time in my kitchen? I also need to start really cooking again. Happy New Year.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks, Helen. The cooking part will be difficult for me. I’m so out of the habit of cooking that it becomes a chore now. 😦 Have a wonderful 2018!
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Shari Elder Stories (@ShariElderBooks)
Great goals. Its a healthy list, but definitely doable. Have a happy, healthy and prolific new year.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thanks, Shari. I’m hoping the list is doable. 🙂 Happy New Year to you and your family.
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Meka James
The cleaning doesn’t sound awful. I feel that way about my house. LOL Lots of pets and people so lots of cleaning.
Your goals all sound reasonable and I wish you all the luck in 2018 on achieving them. Personally and professionally!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Thank you, Meka. I’m wishing myself luck on some of the goals. 🙂
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Sherry Lewis
A few of those goals sound like work! Ugh on the apartment cleaning, although that’s actually something I always have on my list. I wonder if I’ll ever be the type who enjoys cleaning…? Oh, who am I kidding? Anyway, wishing you all the best in 2018!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
I know what you mean. It’s always on my list, Sherry. It wasn’t always like this, but heck, there’s no one here to notice the dust… Wishing you a fabulous new year. Congratulations on making all the MFRW posts this year!
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maureenbonatch
Great goals! Happy New Year!
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Happy New Year back at ya, Maureen! Congratulations on making every topic this year.
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