A Look Ahead to 2020Too

I’m not into resolutions much. I’m more of a goals kind of guy.

Here are a few goals. These are mainly being driven by some situations at work, some of which I am not at liberty to discuss in a public forum. By that I mean legally prohibited (personnel issues). Bottom line, I will have put in enough time to be able to retire a year from now. I don’t know that I will want to then, but I want to have the freedom to exercise that option.

So, here are  few that relate to this blog.

First, I’m going to up the writing across the board, with an emphasis on fiction writing. I want to increase the amount of writing I do on the blog. More importantly though, I want to get some fiction out there for sale and try to develop an income stream of two. I’ll announce new releases here. I’m not going to rush the next project. I want to take my time and do it right. My goal is to have it out by the end of the month.

I need to give the blog a facelift. There are some features that are out of date and some that need to be added.

My reading was rather minimal last year. I got in the bad habit a few years ago of trying to juggle multiple books at once. That didn’t work well at all. I’ve got a number of titles sitting around partially finished. I’m going to make a conscious effort to to finish everything I start unless there is a good reason for not doing so. This is especially true of short story collections. One possible benefit for doing this will be that I buy fewer books. I’m out of space (and money).

I’ll be providing more details and updates as the year rolls along. 2020Too is looking to be another repeat of 2020 (hence the name), so all of the above is preliminary.

What are the goals the rest of you have for the new year?

7 thoughts on “A Look Ahead to 2020Too

  1. deuce

    I hope you have a GREAT 2022, Keith! One goal you might add is reading Merritt’s DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE. This year marks its 90th anniversary. It is no coincidence that 2022 is also the 90th anniversary of the creation of Conan the Cimmerian. No coincidence at all.

    Beyond that, I hope you achieve ALL your stated goals this year. I intend to achieve a few as well.

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    1. Keith West Post author

      Thanks, Deuce. I have been intending to reread Dwellers. I dind’t realize this was the 90th anniversary. I knew Conan turned 90 this year. Good luck on your goals.

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  2. Doug Wise

    2020Too.
    That’s a good one, but I hope it does not come to pass.
    As for my goals: find new authors and use my new Kindle Paperwhite (very light and I can read in bed without a light).

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  3. Paul McNamee

    My goals always like to shift from underfoot.

    I definitely have my sights on writing another novel. I don’t want to be a one-hit wonder.

    My writing efforts were paltry in 2021. My main goal is to get back to consistent writing. Whatever falls out of that for 2022 will be bonus.

    Good luck to your efforts.

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