Kenny Wright

Back in January, I wrote up some resolutions I had for the new year. I came up with four (plus one in the comments). Here’s how I’m doing.

1. Finish at least two novel length stories.[INCOMPLETE]
   No progress here, sadly, although I’ve started on yet another story that’s turning out to be of novel length. I think that this one’s still possible. I may not be able to write two novel length stories, but at the very least one should be done.
2. Post more free stuff. [INCOMPLETE]
   Let’s see. In 2011, I posted six free stories. In 2012, I’ve posted one (Moving Mrs. Mitchell). However, my philosophy has also changed. One day soon, I’ll write a much lengthier blog post on the matter. The short of it is that now that I’m distributing through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, etc., I have less time to craft separate stories for the free sites. It’ll still happen—in fact, I’m working on one now—but I will probably not be doubling the number of free stories posted per year, as I initially said.
3. Redesign kennywriter.com.[ACCOMPLISHED]
   This one’s done. Boom. Still need to fix the stories page, but for now, it’ll do.
4. Get published. [ACCOMPLISHED]
   I’m very happy to have checked this one off. It’s a lot more work than I realized (between the editing, formatting, designing of covers, working with distributors, there’s almost no time to write) but it’s definitely a rewarding experience. And if, for some reason, you’re reading this blog and didn’t know I’ve got books out there, the redesign of this site has a pretty cool portfolio of those ebooks. Check it out!
5. Blog more [SORT OF COMPLETE]
   This one was added in a comment (by me) and I may delete it. Basically, I’ll blog when I have something to say. Seems pointless to blog just for the sake of blogging. Sometimes, I feel like I’ve got a lot to say. Other times, not so much. I don’t think anyone really wants to hear the ins and outs of my days, as exciting as they typically are. So if this year happens to be one where I had more to say than last, then this resolution will complete itself.

So there it is. Not counting #5, I’m at 50%, and we’re just past the 50% mark on the year. Not bad. Unfortunately for me, one of those resolutions is a doozy, and the other I’m not going to bother accomplishing. Oh well. Who ever sticks to their resolutions, anyway?

I don’t normally do resolutions, but I’m feeling inspired and I’ve learned long ago that when I’m inspired to just go with it. So set down your bottle of champagne and shake away the hangover. Here’s a hopefully realistic list of things I’m going to accomplish in 2012:

1. Finish at least two novel length stories.
   This is more possible than it sounds. I have three partially written ones that just need a little time and they should be complete. Two are winter themed, so hopefully I finish those while still in the wintry mood.
2. Post more free stuff.
   I wrote just six stories in 2011. I’d like to beat that number by 50%. One a month would be ideal, but I did say things I was going to accomplish.
3. Redesign kennywriter.com.
   I have the theme I want to switch it to. Just need to tweak it. Easier said than done.
4. Get published.
   This is both through a publisher, if possible, and in the self-pub way. At the very least, I’d like to turn my current stories into ebooks and post them for free out there, for those who like reading on a Kindle.

Good luck to me! Anyone else have some resolutions they’d like to share?