I feel like my resolutions are getting boring because they are almost always pretty similar. Here are a few (not quite ten) reading and writing goals I have for the year. Let me know yours in the comments so we can cheer each other on!
- Read 100 books (if I don’t list it I won’t do it).
- Read diversely. This means race, religion, mental health, nationality, ability, body type, sexuality and sexual orientation, and the many other ways it is beneficial to read and support books with diverse authors and diverse characters.
- Read debut fiction and new releases.
- Read House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton. It’s been a goal since 2008 – hopefully 2016 is the year.
- Complete a draft of a novel that is ready to be queried (and query it). Thesis semester, I’m looking at you.
- Complete a first draft of another project. If the only thing I can control about this process is the writing, I want a back up project going to keep the pressure lower on whatever I’m querying.
- Graduate my MFA program. (Hopefully this one won’t be too hard).
- Take advantage of all the readings and networking opportunities and panels that I have because I live in New York.
- Keep poetry a part of my life.
Thanks to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting this weekly book meme and happy, happy New Year!
Alison Doherty 
This seems like a great list of resolutions! I hope you’ll get to go to many networking opportunities and panels, that seems like an amazing perk of living in New York. Good luck!
Thanks! It’s one of my favorite things about being in New York!
Best of luck with the resolutions! I think my resolutions post goes live tomorrow, but it’s also pretty much list last year’s for me.
Goof luck with all your resolutions! It’s good not to keep trying to best yourself.
Wonderful resolutions! I’m also planning on finishing up an editing and querying this year. Very best of luck to you and I hope you have a fantastic bookish 2016!!! Auggie’s TTT
What lovely resolutions Alison! 🙂 I hope you can achieve them all.
Thanks! Same to you!
You have some great goals! While you are trying to read more new books, I have been working on trying to read older pubs. I wish you all the best with your goals! Happy 2016!
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A nice list of resolutions. Reading more diversely is always a great thing to do. Hope you accomplish all your goals!
Awesome goals! You’re gonna rock it.
Good luck with all your 2016 goals!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/top-ten-tuesday-38/