2014 Writing Goals:
- Publish At One’s Beast
- FreeValley Publishing anthology published with Ataxia promo short story Ataxia and the Girl of Lost Dreams
- Review all current FreeValley Publishing author’s books
*I have accomplished all my author goals for 2014!
2014 Accomplishments:
- I published a book of Poems called Wandering Imagination on January 2nd, 2014
- I published At One’s Beast July 24, 2014
- Was at 9 local events with my local writing group FreeValley Publishing:
- Black Dog Local Authors Night January 23, 2014
- Norwescon booth out in the lobby April 17th – 20th, 2014
- North Bend Library Poetry Month Reading, April 21st, 2014
- Maple Valley Days Booth June 13th – 15th, 2014
- North Bend Block Party, July 19th, 2014
- Snoqualmie Block Party, September 20th, 2014
- Si View Community Center Holiday Bazaar
- Gifts for Geeks at the AFK, December 13th, 2014
- Book Reading and Release for FVP Anthology, December 18th, 2014
- Worked on myself as an author by learning from FVP Author’s Workshop in January and AWP in March.
- Had a writer’s themed 24th birthday party paying homage to the greatest and shortest story ever written
- Attained my official government certified copyright for Ataxia and the Ravine of Lost Dreams
- Switched from blogspot to wordpress
- Won NaNoWriMo this year with my upcoming YA release in 2015, Donuts in an Empty Field
- Have over 10 reviews for each Ataxia and At One’s Beast
- Found some of the new breakout authors and read all their wonderful books!
- Started reading more Indie books and did 39 reviews in 2014!
- Won a review for At One’s Beast during the 12 Days of Review Requests blog by Jo Michaels
- Hosted a Goodreads Giveaway for both Ataxia and At One’s Beast with some success
- Participated in a Writing Process Blog Tour
- Analyzed my money spent and money earned as an author with categorical breakdowns
- Supported fellow authors by going to Ksenia Anske’s book reading and Jeffrey Cook’s Dawn of Steam Release Party
- Re-released Ataxia and the Ravine of Lost Dreams with updated cover and some interior editing
- Wrote a blog about living without sugar for my food project in January
2015 Writing Goals:
- Create audiobook version of poetry book, Wandering Imagination
- Write manuscript for book 1 of Fantasy trilogy
- Send Children’s Book to Publishers
- Write manuscript of The Geocache Killer
- Get At One’s Beast 15 reviews (Currently have: Goodreads -13, Amazon -11)
- Get Ataxia and the Ravine of Lost Dreams 20 reviews (Currently have: Goodreads -9, Amazon -9)
- Finished and Published audiobook copy of At One’s Beast
- Submit some short stories to contests/publications
- Finish YA manuscript Donuts in an Empty Field
Rachel Author Barnard 