I told Brian these goals yesterday, so I might as well make them public knowledge:
I will have an edited novel ready to send to publishers by the end of summer. I will send it out whether I think it is ready or not otherwise it will never be sent out.
I will have half of The Illuminators finished by the end of summer.
What do these goals entail? Obviously revising and editing (or hiring someone to edit) my novel. Researching query letters and guidelines for the publishing houses I wish to submit to. Researching agents and sending queries to them. Ugh,that means selling myself and my work and I so hate that. I love the writing - but the whole finding a publisher thing makes my acid reflux bubble and burn.
But it is time to get my dreams back on track. Time to remember what I want to be when I grow up (do I have to grow up?). I'm sure I'll disappoint many people who were "counting" on me to do election stuff this year (I'm starting early - I just got my board of elections summons for March 5th - let 'em find someone who cares). I'd planned on getting everything done last year and having this year free for elections. That didn't happen. It is time for new people to come forward, as we did in 2004, and carry the load. I'm not convinced any more that we can do on a local level what those on the national level fail to do. People have to be convinced by the national campaign, by the candidate him or herself to vote for them. If they aren't convincing (like Kerry was not) we can spend hundreds of hours futilely knocking on door and get nowhere. And, as I learned too well last year, we don't have that kind of time to waste in our lives. Every minute is too valuable, too fleeting to squander on things that don't really matter and people who don't care.
Monday, January 21, 2008
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Setting goals is good. That way the people who love you can gently remind you?
One of these days my girls will be to the point in their lives where I will have the space to figure out what I want to do when I grow up too. Until then, I will move along, day to day, learning new things whenever I can.
This year I have candidates on a triage list. Favcan is first. Then if there is time and if I am so inclined, the others. I realize that I cannot do it alone for Favcan, he needs to make his campaign his priority too. If I am expected to do more than him then I should be the candidate myself.
Soon the national campaigns will swoop in, as they did in 2004. And, like you said, it's time for new people to step forward to do the work. We did our time. Above and beyond. Time for some fresh blood. There will be a flood of volunteers who only want to work on the "important" campaigns. And that will leave me where I want to be right now, helping Favcan with his campaign. And helping Mr. Shameless with our office. And learning new computer programs. And spending time with family and friends.
:-)
Love,
Shameless
I'm so glad to read that you're in such an empowered place! I know 2008 will bring you great things.
I cheer you on from my own seasonally-affected bear cave.
Love,
Shadow/J
Sometimes its easy to lean on the things that others need us for in order to avoid doing the housekeeping in our own lives, right down to our mission and purpose. I'm inspired by your plans and I hope you find all you need to pull it off. End of summer? Not so bad. I promise not to edit but I will happy proofread!
MM
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