writing goals for 2014

Yesterday, I discussed my writing goals for 2013, and how many of them I met. Today, I will list my writing goals for 2014.

Of course, it is important to say that these are things I would like to do in 2014, if unexpected events do not get in the way. Who can say what the future holds? But if my health holds, the rain falls on time, and the creek doesn’t rise, there are the things, the Lord willing, I would like to do in 2014.

In order of priority:

-At least two or three more THE GHOSTS books.

-At least two or three more FROSTBORN books.

-Return to DEMONSOULED. I’ve been bashing my head against the wall for a year trying to figure out what to do next, but I think I have it at last. More on that later.

-Return to THE THIRD SOUL.

-In 2012 I wrote 530,000 words, and in 2013 I wrote 863,000 new words. So in 2014, I’d like to see if I can push that up to one million words. This might not be doable, but I shall like to try. (Of course, reaching the first four goals will help with this. Synergy!)

-A tech book. I didn’t write any new tech books in 2013, but I would like to do one. My new website, Computer Beginner’s Guides, should help with that.

-16 books available in print by the holidays of 2014. I’ve found it’s best not to think of them as “print books”, but as “holiday gift editions”. So, I hope to have 16 of my books available as “holiday gift editions” by the holidays of 2014.

-I’m hoping to get another book in the Top 100 for Epic Fantasy, since GHOST IN THE FLAMES & GHOST IN THE BLOOD made it into the Top 100 on Thanksgiving Day.

-I hope to reach 1,000 total subscribers for my New Release Newsletter. Subscribe here!

-Sell a thousand copies of a one book in an individual month.

-Have more books available on Google Play. I’ve heard rumblings that Google Play is growing as a market for ebooks, which makes sense, as there are something like a billion Android phones floating around out there. I’ve held off on it, since Google has a habit of randomly cutting ebook prices, but the situation appears to have improved. Right now two of my nonfiction books – THE WINDOWS COMMAND LINE BEGINNER’S GUIDE and THE LINUX COMMAND LINE BEGINNER’S GUIDE are available on Google Play, and if I like how they perform, I’ll start adding more of the fiction books.

So those are the writing goals I hope to reach in 2014. Have a Happy New Year!

-JM