New Year, New Weird: 2026 Writing Goals
- kenahoover
- Jan 4
- 2 min read
Greetings and welcome to 2026. Let's leave the dumpster-fire that was 2025 behind us forever. It can only get better, right?
Edit: Well, that did not age well. And it's only January 4th.
It doesn't feel like it's the right time to post about my measly writing goals. Then again, with the way things are, there won't be a right time. So here goes nothing.
Last year, I fell short on my novel goals, but I knocked out everything else. This year, I hope to get better! I will aim to spend less time doomscrolling and kicking ass on Battlefront II. Instead, I will spend more time writing freakin' books. Here is my plan:
Novels:
Complete Midnight Agency, Season 3
Finish first complete draft by Jan. (~90,000 words)
Currently at 78K
Set aside for a few weeks/months
Work on another project while waiting (see next major bullet!)
Finish first major edit by Spring (reduce to 70-80K words)
Edit again and again until it's ready for beta readers, NLT Summer
Ask a few kind beta readers to review it over the Summer
Work on another project while waiting (see next major bullet!)
Final edits in Fall
Hire cover artist
Hire editor
Publish (late 2026/early 2027)
Start worldbuilding/outline of a new Thriller series set in NM
Finish worldbuilding, including characters
Finish first draft of outline
Start first draft
Publish Fantasy Heist novel
Query small presses
If no success, explore self-publishing in 2026
Hire editor
Hire cover artist
Publish
Short Stories:
Write at least one brand-new Short Story
Ideally, this will be set in one of my worlds
Submit Short Stories throughout year
Continuously submit from pool of short stories
4 currently active
Craft:
Complete as many writing MasterClass courses as possible
Take impromptu online courses as they arise
Reading
Read at least 30 books
Track on Goodreads
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