1. Work towards getting The Muse published.
I didn’t get to work on this goal as much as I would have liked. The day job always gets a little crazy during the month of May and makes some pretty intense demands on my time. On top of that, my portfolio submission for National Board Certification was due during May as well. Instead of focusing my energy on fiction writing, I had to direct my attention to professional, analytical non-fiction writing. My muse was not happy, but we got the job done.
With the arrival of summer comes huge amounts of free time that I will be devoting to restructuring Chapter 2 of The Muse, (see Killing Chapter 1).
p.s. As this post goes live, I’ll be taking a Content Knowledge test for National Board Certification. Ahhhhh! Wish me luck!
2. Start writing Lineage.
I’m getting ready to blow the dust off of my notes as the above mentioned free time will be utilized for this project as well.
3. Submit poetry.
Once again, I participated in the Poetic Asides community via Writer’s Digest. Every Wednesday, prompts are posted with an invitation to submit poetry in the comments. I was late a few times, but I managed to submit a poem every week.
I also completed another month of National Haiku Writing Month’s daily prompts via NaHaiWriMo’s Facebook Page. May’s prompts were particularly challenging as each prompt started with the letter “Q.” Despite the difficulty, I managed to crank out 46 haikus.
4. Don’t give up or get distracted.
National Board Certification severely encroached on my creative writing time, but I never totally lost focus.
5. Be flexible.
While I’ve made plans for my upcoming free time, I’m also making room for inspiration and exploration through travel. Towards the end of June, I’m heading Portland, Oregon for a change of scenery. We’ll see where it leads ….
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And let’s not forget the word of the year:
Persistence
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How are you doing with your 2015 goals?
C.B. Wentworth 