Friday again. (So soon?) I hope you were able to enjoy the holiday and can look forward to a joyous New Year. This brings up the question; what do you plan to do on New Year’s Eve? If you are like me you consider New Year’s Eve as a holiday for amateur party goers and want to stay out-of-the-way. We generally have a nice dinner and talk about the year and more or less set some resolutions. Usually they are pretty rough and no one keeps track until it’s time to report progress the next New Year’s Eve. During the progress report the individual can wiggle a little if the resolution wasn’t kept or accomplished. (to be frank none of us can remember the other’s resolution anyway)

In 2011 I resolved to have my book ready to publish by December 31, 2012. Well, my report in December of 2012 was to the effect I had finished the manuscript and was hunting for a publisher. This year I plan to resolve to get a second book ready for publication. Notice I said “get ready.” There seems to be a lot of time between getting ready and actually being published. For example I just received the final Galley pages for my debut novel (the one I said would be ready to publish on December 31, 2012). I do have an ISBN number so I think the year 2014 will be the year of the launch. I say that with fingers crossed. I’m gonna declare to the family that getting published is also a resolution for 2014.

So there you have it. My resolutions for 2014 are: Finish my second novel to the point of publication and have my first published. I would throw in some words on completing the third novel rough draft, but don’t want to press my luck.

How about you? Do you set resolutions that you intend to keep? Do you keep them?