Professional goals
Personal goals
Prediction for the New Year
We put together a cool prize pack to start your New Year off on the right hoof (see what I did there?) Sheep style!
Professional: Come up with a kick-ass new series!
Personal: Get more sleep and work less
Prediction: JR Ward will release The King early. Yes, she will. Uh huh. I don't care what you say.
Professional: Build connection to my readers.
Personal: Learn more about the dog rescue industry.
Prediction: Unknown...but isn't it always?
Professional: Expand my readership
Personal: Lose some weight
Prediction: Thor will gift humanity with his conditioner so we too can have Godly Locks... Woot!
Professional: Get back to writing 6 novels a year
Personal: Meet Nathan Fillion in person
Prediction: 2014 will show that I'm not writing fiction about Alpha Centauri but actually acting as a journalist. (Or I'll be arrested for kidnapping Nathan Fillion. Right now, either could be true.)
Professional: Finish writing the third installments for both the Grim and the Dark Wolf Series.
Personal: I will refrain from over planting the vegetable garden.
Prediction: Zucchini and spaghetti squash will be falling out of my closets by September.
Professional: A big mainstream release in 2014
Personal: Restore my iTunes music library on my computer
Prediction: There will be a Duck Dynasty crossover spinoff with the Kardashians called The Duckdashians
Sean Cummings (Poltergeeks & Student Bodies)
Professional: Write a sequel to an adult UF that is currently being shopped
Personal: Focus on my overall wellness
Prediction: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford wins re-election
Personal: Focus on my overall wellness
Prediction: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford wins re-election
Professional: Sell a foreign edition of my work
Personal: Become a better photographer.
Prediction: Bigfoot in public office.
Personal: Become a better photographer.
Prediction: Bigfoot in public office.
Ashlyn Chase (How to Date a Dragon)
Professional: publish my first Indy title.
Personal: continue to lose weight on the ideal protein diet until I 'm gawgeous!
Prediction: Mother Nature will appear in person and apologize.
Professional: publish my first Indy title.
Personal: continue to lose weight on the ideal protein diet until I 'm gawgeous!
Prediction: Mother Nature will appear in person and apologize.
Scott Nicholson (Solom: The Scarecrow)
Professional: Release four new books this year.
Personal: Take the family on two SCUBA dives.
Prediction: Carolina Panthers will win the Super Bowl.
Professional: Release four new books this year.
Personal: Take the family on two SCUBA dives.
Prediction: Carolina Panthers will win the Super Bowl.
Angie Fox (My Big Fat Demon Slayer Wedding)
Professional: Release two more demon slayer books, and one brand new series book
Personal: Learn to write with a dog chin pressed against my keyboard, because - let's face it - she's not going anywhere
Prediction: Many more will die on The Walking Dead (and I will watch with glee)
Professional: Release two more demon slayer books, and one brand new series book
Personal: Learn to write with a dog chin pressed against my keyboard, because - let's face it - she's not going anywhere
Prediction: Many more will die on The Walking Dead (and I will watch with glee)
Rachel Firasek (Drowning)
Professional: Produce and release three novels.
Personal: I would like to be able to walk a 5K by the end of the year.
Prediction: Rachel Firasek will win the lottery, buy a hut on an island, and spend her days writing at her heart's content. (Pft...I think you have to play to win.)
Professional: Produce and release three novels.
Personal: I would like to be able to walk a 5K by the end of the year.
Prediction: Rachel Firasek will win the lottery, buy a hut on an island, and spend her days writing at her heart's content. (Pft...I think you have to play to win.)
Professional: Publish four books
Personal: Lose 24 pounds
Prediction: Simon Cowell will not only join the cast of Dancing With the Stars, but he will win the whole kit and caboodle.
Kate Douglas (Wolf Tales series and Spirit Wild series)
Professional:– to complete at least three books in 2014
Personal: to step away from my computer more often and enjoy the real world a bit
Prediction: I predict that I will once again fail to stick with any of my New Year’s resolutions regarding diet.
Personal: Lose 24 pounds
Prediction: Simon Cowell will not only join the cast of Dancing With the Stars, but he will win the whole kit and caboodle.
Professional:– to complete at least three books in 2014
Personal: to step away from my computer more often and enjoy the real world a bit
Prediction: I predict that I will once again fail to stick with any of my New Year’s resolutions regarding diet.
Professional: Release book 2 of Sons of Sangue: Hawk in the spring, release the novella Heat Wave in the summer, and have book 3 of Sons of Sangue: Gypsy well under way for an early 2015 release.
Personal: To actually bite the bullet for my husband and take a cruise that he’s been wanting to take (I get motion sickness).
Prediction: I’ll hopefully learn about grandbaby number 2 on the way from my youngest son and his wife. My oldest son will get a place of his own.
Professional: Make the NYT list
Personal: Heal my broken foot and injured elbow so I can exercise again
Prediction: I predict that I will be invited to be a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, and, I will be the first person over age 22 (or thereabouts) to win the whole thing.
Nancy Holzner (Hellhound)
Professional: Write a gothic horror novel
Personal: Move back to New England
Prediction: Purely to make my daughter happy, the Red Sox will win their second World Series in a row.
Faith Hunter (Jane Yellowrock series)
Professional: Start a new series, set in the Jane Yellowrock world, but with new characters to solve paranormal murders. I'm thinking a unit for PSYLed, special agents with Homeland Security, each with a paranormal gift. And one main character for the unit that my readers will love. Hopefully, that is!
Personal: Stay in shape and get better on my new kayak. Which I totally did not see on Santa's credit card back in November. Nope. Didn't see it. (hides eyes)
Prediction: Here is where I'm supposed to say, "Peach on earth." Right? No? Wait. That was supposed to be peace. But peach is more likely. Anyway, get a good book for the days when you need to turn off the news and bury your head in a fictional world. Try mine! Jane Yellowrock, Have Stakes, Will Travel. www.yellowrocksecurities.com
Caris Roane (Embrace the Mystery)
Professional: to write all the books I have planned for the year
Personal: to create better balance between work and play
Prediction: Facebook will let all our friends and fans back into our newsfeeds.
Kerrelyn Sparks (How to Seduce a Vampire -Without Really Trying)
Professional: Start a new series
Personal: Learn how to use commas
Prediction: Thor, and, Loki will return! (please)
Tara Fox Hall (Her Secret, Promise Me Series Book #6)
Professional: Write a gothic horror novel
Personal: Move back to New England
Prediction: Purely to make my daughter happy, the Red Sox will win their second World Series in a row.
Professional: Start a new series, set in the Jane Yellowrock world, but with new characters to solve paranormal murders. I'm thinking a unit for PSYLed, special agents with Homeland Security, each with a paranormal gift. And one main character for the unit that my readers will love. Hopefully, that is!
Personal: Stay in shape and get better on my new kayak. Which I totally did not see on Santa's credit card back in November. Nope. Didn't see it. (hides eyes)
Prediction: Here is where I'm supposed to say, "Peach on earth." Right? No? Wait. That was supposed to be peace. But peach is more likely. Anyway, get a good book for the days when you need to turn off the news and bury your head in a fictional world. Try mine! Jane Yellowrock, Have Stakes, Will Travel. www.yellowrocksecurities.com
Professional: to write all the books I have planned for the year
Personal: to create better balance between work and play
Prediction: Facebook will let all our friends and fans back into our newsfeeds.
Professional: Start a new series
Personal: Learn how to use commas
Prediction: Thor, and, Loki will return! (please)
Professional: Grow my readership and better my craft (why NOT try to overachieve?)
Personal: Spend more time with the people in my life that are important to me
Prediction: A prolific cannibalistic sheep will be born with batwings and fangs, giving rise to a new top-selling yarn within the year called "worst of the worst wool."
Personal: Spend more time with the people in my life that are important to me
Prediction: A prolific cannibalistic sheep will be born with batwings and fangs, giving rise to a new top-selling yarn within the year called "worst of the worst wool."
Alex Hughes (Sharp - Mindspace Investigations book #2)
Professional: Expand into new series.
Personal: Set up a daily yoga time at home.
Prediction: The cats, having finally trained humans to their liking, will bring in their mothership and take over the world. Very little will change other than scratching posts at every intersection and kitty treats at fine restaurants.
Professional: Expand into new series.
Personal: Set up a daily yoga time at home.
Prediction: The cats, having finally trained humans to their liking, will bring in their mothership and take over the world. Very little will change other than scratching posts at every intersection and kitty treats at fine restaurants.
Alethea Kontis (Hero and Wild & Wishful, Dark & Dreaming)
Professional: I plan on more productivity...which unfortunately means fewer appearances. I suspect this might hurt me even more than it hurts my fans.
Personal: I am finally going to finish unpacking our apartment (we moved in late August) and hang my prisms in the window instead of leaving them on tables to scatter rainbows everywhere
Prediction: I predict that this is the year! 2014 is when I will hit big and become an "overnight success." It's going to happen. And we will all laugh and toast each other with massive amounts of champagne.
Professional: I want to write at least 3 full length novels in 2014. I've just gone from working full time plus writing to part time, so I'm very motivated to increase my production in the coming year!
Personal: Spend more time with my family. I just moved across the country from Los Angeles to Florida to be closer to everyone. No more excuses for being an unsociable troll.
Prediction: The next smash hit on the NY Times bestseller list will be "Harry Potter's 50 Shades of Hunger Games at Twilight". You heard it here first, folks.
Professional: I plan on more productivity...which unfortunately means fewer appearances. I suspect this might hurt me even more than it hurts my fans.
Personal: I am finally going to finish unpacking our apartment (we moved in late August) and hang my prisms in the window instead of leaving them on tables to scatter rainbows everywhere
Prediction: I predict that this is the year! 2014 is when I will hit big and become an "overnight success." It's going to happen. And we will all laugh and toast each other with massive amounts of champagne.
Personal: Spend more time with my family. I just moved across the country from Los Angeles to Florida to be closer to everyone. No more excuses for being an unsociable troll.
Prediction: The next smash hit on the NY Times bestseller list will be "Harry Potter's 50 Shades of Hunger Games at Twilight". You heard it here first, folks.
Professional: Sell a new series to a publisher
Personal: Lose 20 pounds
Prediction: I will finally get over my Assassin's Creed addiction ... or I will finally be inducted into the Assassin's Guild because of my killer parkour skills.
Professional: In 2014, I hope to make at least 20,000 new reader friends
Personal : Take a few days off. Not a lot. Just enough to stay sane
Prediction: I will prove that my theories on time travel are not only true, but relevant. (Hopefully will prove this by example)
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Professional: complete the fourth and final Grigori Legacy book
Personal: top 2013's canning totals (yes, I'm insane)
Prediction: I will open my door and find Iron Man on my front porch one day (please, please, please, please!!!)
Professional: Release a new series (in the works!)
Personal: Make time to read for enjoyment
Prediction: Apocalypse (zombie or other) will occur and neither will happen :)
Professional: Get more novels written and edited--one as Pamela K. Kinney and another as my pseudonym for paranormal romance, Sapphire Phelan. Hopefully something self published on Amazon and a novel accepted through a publisher.
Personal: Exercise more and maybe lose some weight.
Prediction: An agent or big publisher accept me?
Professional: To publish Children of Shadows, the sixth book in the Amaranthine series, work on the Executioner short stories and write the seventh book in the series
Personal: To buy a house. In Iowa. Maybe. It's a maybe-goal. Those are the best kind because if they fail you can always say "it was just a maybe, anyway." Ha ha!
Prediction : I predict that I will the Irish lottery, have a long lost Uncle Naylor in Yugoslavia leave me millions of dollars, and probably get at least three people who think my "profile is attractive". That is assuming my characters don't kill me first. I really worry that they will organize one day.
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Nancy Northcott (Renegade)
Professional: Learn to write faster
Personal: Whittle down the To Be Read mountain
Prediction: The Black Widow will become the leader of the Avengers.
D.B. Reynolds (Aden)
Professional: Learn to write faster
Personal: Whittle down the To Be Read mountain
Prediction: The Black Widow will become the leader of the Avengers.
Professional - Use my writing time more efficiently
Personal - Get more sleep
Prediction - Cabe (Hawk) Delgado and I will spend one long, hot, and very memorable night together!
Personal - Get more sleep
Prediction - Cabe (Hawk) Delgado and I will spend one long, hot, and very memorable night together!
Carolyn Crane (Off the Edge)
Professional: write faster! And read faster. Why am I such a slowpoke?
Personal: Learn to needlepoint dishtowels. Which probably won’t help me read or write faster, but I think it will be meditative. Maybe.
Prediction: Another important new social media form will emerge, and I will pretend not to notice.
Professional: write faster! And read faster. Why am I such a slowpoke?
Personal: Learn to needlepoint dishtowels. Which probably won’t help me read or write faster, but I think it will be meditative. Maybe.
Prediction: Another important new social media form will emerge, and I will pretend not to notice.
