I wrote a goals journal last year: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/10766997/

And basically everything in it I managed to accomplish. I finished Small Fish, Big Pond, I published TPBS's Second Edition, I expanded to Weasyl (even if it seems to be basically dead for writers), I expanded my website and published Towards the Light, I created a Discord server, and I'm pretty sure I cycled my queue (the slot I was using as a marker got cancelled so it's hard to say).

I did attempt some voice work here and there, but I was never happy with it; it took a lot of re-takes and some of the voices I wanted to do I couldn't manage to do consistently, so I haven't published anything (despite making separate attempts to record parts of TPBS and Study Buddies). There's still a month left on the calendar so who knows, but I'll probably just be sticking to text.

We're nearly at the end of the year, so I'm going to think about what I want to do next year. This goals list will be a lot smaller though since some of the above items were ones I'd been considering for quite a long time.

Go to a con for the first time

This one's easy since I've already registered for Anthro New England. I've never been to a con before so we'll have to see how this goes.

Do another episode of Raining Gold

I'm going to use my next personal slot for this, so keep your eyes out if you're interested.

Expand on my stats and make them public

I plan to make a Google Sheet with the stats on my stories, as well as expanding them a lot more, instead of just having them in an Excel sheet on my computer. It'll be more fun that way. ;)

Cycle my queue

...again. I hope. In this case it'll basically be the  walnut45's slot that I aim to... well... get to, at least. Basically, 10 main-queue slots that aren't personal ones.

Experiment with more formats

In particular I want to try writing at least one second-person perspective story. I've got a half-written one lying around that I need to finish.

Make a TWINE game

Basically an interactive CYOA style story, more sophisticated than the PDF-based ones I've done before. I've downloaded a copy of TWINE, looked at a couple of guides, and just need to try it out (since it's free). I already have some ideas; I just have to pick one, plan it, and do it.

Another book, for real this time?

I've got ideas, but I need to pick one and focus on it. My motivation for extra writing is basically rock bottom at the moment because of work being such a soul-draining grind, but hopefully that won't be the case for much longer. I've got a vacation coming up soon though that I can use.



Okay, maybe a few more goals than I expected, though some of them will be easier. Enjoy the rest of the year!