So, I've made a few decisions...
about my goals for this year. Done some soul-searching...some tweaking...had myself a good 'ol fashioned Come to Jesus so to speak.

And I decided that my goals are not gonna work. Why, you ask? Simple. I am looking at making money and not at making myself happy, and believe me, a unhappy Kim is a bad thing. Y'all think I'm (insert insult of choice here) normally? Well it would only get worse.

So I have made an executive decision. This decision will more than likely eliminate the possibility of going full-time freelancer by the end of this year, but I think I will be happier with the fruits of my labor. the last thing I want to do start to sound like some of the other freelancers I know who are so into making a decent income they are beginning to hate the writing process. The day writing becomes more of a chore than a pleasure, that's the day I quit writing and go back to working at the call center full-time. If I wanted to be stressed out over work, I could just work the "day job" and not have the problem that self-employment brings to the table.

All that said, the changes to my goals are simple. I still want to break into the business big glossies, but if I don't do it this year, then so be it. I know from experience that it's part hard work, part timing, part GREAT idea and part luck...and all those parts have to meld together under just the right circumstances. I just need to keep in mind that those parts might not all come together for all those glossies this year.

The other executive decision I made was that I was going to cut back on my commercial writing. No more business plans...unless it's a favor for someone. No more marketing plans...no more white papers...no more freakin' press releases. I will still do web copy, brochures, etc...but no more freaking financial bull crap. Speaking of bull crap, I will not be doing any more editing (book) either. Got screwed over three times last year -- twice by publishers and once by an author. So that's it. No more for me. I'm going to write books and leave the editing to some other sucke---err, I mean person.

So this leaves me with a little more wiggle room than anticipated -- how shall I fill that free time, you wonder? Glad you asked.

I will be dedicating more time to my fiction writing, personal essays, and getting agents and book deals for both. That's where my true desire lies, and to ignore that would be folly. (Quit laughing that I used the word "folly". I happen to like it!)

Anyway, those are the changes I made. I'll let you know about my progress. Should be an interesting year.
- posted by Kim @ 12:15 AM