Despite my good intentions, I let the week slip away. It’s easy to do with you’ve got a lot of balls in air and projects on the page.

I’ve been wrestling lately with an aspect of my personality. I like to start projects. I’m not so much with the finishing. I know it’s a little late for new years resolutions, but it’s never too late to set goals, right?

So here’s my goal for the year: Finish all the projects I’m currently working. And to keep me honest, here’s the brief (very) rundown of the things I’m working or tweaking.

• a children’s book about a boy discovering the true meaning of Christmas
• a children’s book about a girly dinosaour
• a middle grade mystery set in Victorian England
• a YA project I’m brainstorming with some friends
• a YA dystopic urban fantasty
• a story idea that I loved and keep working on and working on and still don’t know quite what to do with it. Last time I checked, I was describing it as Suz Brockmann meets paranormal.
• And, finally, of course, the two Desires I’m contracted to write.

I should mention that when I say I’m going to “finish” these things, I actually mean I’m going to work on them to the point they can go out into the world to editors/agents, etc.

So now that you’ve had time to settle into the new year, what are your goals?