I’m not always a fan of yearly goals. Truthfully, I prefer to do 90 day/quarterly goals, but since it’s the beginning of the new year, I thought it would be good to post my overall goals for the year. I have divided the goals into writing, publishing, personal, and other goals. In a perfect world, I will be able to write two full books this year, but these goals will probably be aspirational, and that’s okay. Something I’ve been trying to be better about is not beating myself up when I don’t accomplish everything I set out to do. As long as I do my best at the time, it’s fine, and it will eventually get done. Without further ado, let’s take a look at my goals for 2025.

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Writing Goals

• Write, edit, and publish “An Unexpected Evening” (about 10k, started it at the end of 2024)
• Write, edit, and publish The Reanimator Mysteries #4 (100k+ words)
• At least start writing Ansley and Joe’s story (80k? words)
• Write, edit, and publish an epilogue short story for book 4
• Write consistently throughout the year
• Try writing two books at once (maybe)
• Have 10 2k writing days
• Have 3 5k writing days

Publishing Goals

• Publish the audiobook of The Reanimator’s Remains (TRM #3) with Jack R. R. Evans as the narrator
• Publish/send out “An Unexpected Evening” (TRM #3.5) to newsletter subscribers
• Publish 1-2 books
  • Definitely publish TRM #4
  • Potentially publish Joe and Ansley’s book, though that may be next year
• Make more money than I did in 2024
• Potentially get a new cover for Kinship and Kindness (this may get pushed back to next year if Joe and Ansley’s book ends up being worked on late in the year)

Personal Goals

• Work on my office since I stalled out on this
  • Get rid of the old furniture
  • Paint the walls
  • Set up the new furniture
• Get healthier
  • Make more veggie-heavy dishes
  • Continue to lift weights consistently
  • Work up to 10 lb weights when I’m ready
• Maintain my mental health
  • Be social with my friends online and in-person
  • Play games and/or refill the well
  • Be cognizant of when I’m burning out and take steps to stop it

Other Goals

• Read 100 books
• Play/finish 3 video games (I will consider prolonged playing of an open-world game like Stardew as “finishing”)
• Learn a new craft
• Learn new cooking techniques/recipes
• Blog weekly
• Send my newsletter out monthly

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More than anything, I hope 2025 is boring. I know we’re heading into turbulent times in the US and around the world, but I want everyone to reach out to those around them and find people to support them. Change starts with us, so I hope you all turn to the trans, disabled, and marginalized people in your lives and make decisions with their best interests in mind.