Wow, where has 2012 gone? Here it is already the end of August. Summer is almost over, and in just a few months, we'll be saying goodbye to 2012, and greeting 2013.
So, at the beginning of the year, I had a lot of goals for my writing, I was going to write a certain number of short stories, novellas, and novels during this year. So far this year I've written... nothing. That's right, nothing. Well, close to nothing, I've written a flash fiction story, that now needs to be edited, and I've written about 4000 words of another short story, which needs to be finished.
So, what happened? I can make all kinds of excuses. There were too many distractions, my wife having health issues, being without a job for a while, and getting laid off from a temp job. We had the phone ringing off the hook, and creditors hounding us for money. When it comes down to it, though... those are all just excuses. I had time to write. I had time in the mornings and the evenings. I've had time on weekends. I just haven't sat down, and done the writing that I know I can do.
So, what to do about it. Obviously, in the four months left in the year, I can't finish the goals that I set at the start of 2012. Now, it's time to reset goals, to make goals for the rest of the year. So for the next couple of days, I'll be taking a good, hard look at my schedule, and planning out my goals for the rest of the year. My focus will probably be on shorter fiction, maybe starting on editing my novels.
So, does this happen to you? Do you set goals, and then find yourself easily sidetracked, and not reaching the goals?
