Get a Jump on 2010
What’s this? A photo depicting 2010 New Year’s festivities? In October? That’s it…Linda’s clearly gone ’round the bend this time. She’s in cahoots with the department stores that already have their Christmas trees up. I’ll plan for 2010 later in the year like a normal person.
Will you? The holidays are around the corner, and you may be too caught up in shopping, cooking, and partying to work on your plan for 2010. So now is a good time to take stock of how your 2009 has gone and sketch out your goals for next year.
If you don’t have a business plan, write one now to determine:
- What your writing (and health, and relationship, and volunteering) goals are for 2010.
- What challenges you face and how to overcome them.
- How you might need to change your marketing tactics.
- How to streamline your work. (For example, should you adopt a new organizational system?)
While you’re at it, if you have free time now, this is a perfect opportunity to write up your holiday cards to your editors. (Just don’t mail them until December or you’ll look like a freak. 
Are you starting to plan for next year? Please share your thoughts in the Comments below! [lf]
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Oct 22, 2009 Writing
This is a great post and I have actually started to plan. This year has been very difficult and challenging. As a result I “fell off my square” but maintained. As I started to snap out of it and realize how much energy and time was wasted, I started to ponder on time. Where some situations seem like forever, they are really not that long. So now, I am planning with editorial schedules and time in mind as well as really looking at all of the lessons that I learned this year. It was hard but now I am thankful for the growth.
-CC
I’m (finally!) putting together my website and starting to plan out what I’d like to accomplish next year. But I’m currently stuck on one item – maybe you and the readers can help me out – I’m currently on staff at a university as the editor of the alumni magazine and freelancing part-time. On my website and/or in queries, should I mention that I’m an editor? On the one hand, I know first-hand what it’s like on the editor’s side; on the other hand, I don’t want to turn off potential editors who might think I don’t have time for freelancing. I’ve also been writing for many years, so I can always mention that instead. Suggestions?
Samantha, I would definitely mention the editing. I don’t think an editor will spend much mental energy wondering how much time you have left over for freelancing!
Thanks, Linda. I’ll be sure to mention it!