So What The Heck Am I Doing?

Write on Edge had us forgo any fiction pieces this week.  Instead the prompt is to talk about what our writing goals are.  So, here goes.

Most of my writing goals are short term at the moment.  One goal I have is to write at least 4-5 posts per week here.  Much of those tend to be fiction but I'm trying to branch out a bit into non-fiction posts as well.

Another goal I have is to finish a WIP I started several years ago.  The story has grown way beyond what I’d thought.  It's currently at about 78,000 words and is only 2/3 done.

A third goal I have is to edit two completed drafts of novel length works.  One is from NaNoWriMo 2011.  The other is from Camp NaNoWriMo 2012.  The first draft has been reviewed a time or two but I needed some distance (and input from my sister) to seriously revise.  The second draft hasn't been touched since finishing it in June.

Once these short term goals are met, then I can entertain some new projects.  I don't have as many concrete long term goals.  Here's what I do have:

I'd like to get a final draft of my NaNoWriMo 2011 novel finalized on Smashwords.  It's up there as a draft in the special NaNoWriMo catalog there.  But I want it as a final draft.

I'd also like to get the Camp NaNoWriMo novel up there seeing as it’s a sequel to the first NaNo novel.  That'll take a bit longer and more work.

Finally, I'd like to eventually get something of mine published as a paid piece.  I think that'd be awesome.  I have not yet had that opportunity.

So, there it is.  There are my goals for my writing as they stand currently.  Here's my disclaimer, though.  I have a 6 week old baby here.  They are subject to change at any moment based, well, mainly on his whims.