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Tag Archives: goals

HELLO 2019

By Maris Soule | January 2, 2019 - 1:00 am |December 31, 2018 Goals, Writing Ideas
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The first week of a new year is like pressing a “Restart” button. Maybe we didn’t reach all—or any—of the goals we made last January, but this year will be different. Right? This year I will lose weight. I will write 4 books, and, of course, those stories will (1) … Continue reading →

Tagged goals, SMART goals

Goodbye 2018

By Maris Soule | December 26, 2018 - 1:00 am |December 25, 2018 Goals, Musings
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I don’t know about you, but the day after Christmas and the week before New Year’s Eve is always a little depressing for me. The cheerful “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” greetings end, most of the romantic or hopeful holiday shows cease to be shown, and the major networks are … Continue reading →

Tagged End of 2018, goals, Past tense, Present tense

Common Concerns

By Maris Soule | January 11, 2017 - 1:00 am |January 10, 2017 Writing Ideas
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I’ve been having trouble coming up with a topic to blog about. No, that’s not true. I’ve had plenty of ideas. I thought about blogging about agents—but then I realized I’ve done that several times (Agents1, Agents2 ,). Then I decided I’d write about titles. Oops, done that. (Titles Blog 1, … Continue reading →

Tagged agents, goals, Titles

Be Happy!

By Maris Soule | December 28, 2016 - 1:00 am |December 27, 2016 Musings
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Last year at this time I wrote a blog about not putting off what you really want to do.  My 2015 blog: Just Do It That advice is as good this year as it was December 30, 2015. Lately all I’ve been hearing is news about another actor/singer/writer/sports person/politician/friend who has … Continue reading →

Tagged goals, happiness, New Year

Mini Workshop: Goal/Motivation/Conflict

Why does your protagonist want what she wants? What is his motivation? What is stopping her from achieving it? Continue reading →

Tagged Character motivation, goals, Internal goals

Just Do It!

By Maris Soule | December 30, 2015 - 1:00 am |December 29, 2015 Goals, Musings
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Do you have something you’d really like to accomplish? Some place to visit? A certain book to write? A painting to paint? Person to see again? Skill to learn? This past year has really pointed out to me how important it is for a person to—as the Nike slogan says—Just … Continue reading →

Tagged goals, Nike slogan, untimely deaths

How Are You Doing?

By Maris Soule | May 14, 2014 - 12:26 pm |May 14, 2014 Goals
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Did you set goals for 2014? We’re fast approaching the middle of the year. How are you doing? Soon, at least for those of us living in the northern hemisphere, it will be summer. School will be out. When my children were young, I always found my writing time decreased … Continue reading →

Tagged Ellen Larson, goals, My Girl Friday, Writers' Police Academy

Goals for 2014

By Maris Soule | January 1, 2014 - 1:55 pm |January 1, 2014 Conferences, Goals
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What are your goals for 2014? (Notice, I said goals, not resolutions. Resolutions are those promises you make to yourself and then rapidly forget. Goals are what we work toward.) I have several goals in mind for 2014. 1. To work closely with my editor at Robert Hale Ltd. so … Continue reading →

Tagged Ellen Larson, goals, Resolutions, Robert Hale Ltd., Sleuthfest

Reading

By Maris Soule | January 2, 2013 - 8:35 pm |January 2, 2013 Musings, Writing Ideas
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This month I’m reading two very different books for the book clubs I belong to. One is Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, the other is How We Made Our First Million on Kindle.  Actually, I haven’t started Hotel. That group meets at a later date than the … Continue reading →

Tagged e-books, goals, Promotion, Reading

Did You Met Your Goals?

By Maris Soule | December 12, 2012 - 5:05 pm |December 12, 2012 Musings, Uncategorized
11 Comments

Yesterday I met with the Second Tuesday group, and I asked one of the members what I should blog about today. (I’m always asking her, and she always comes up with great ideas.) Since the group had just talked about goals for 2013, she suggested that topic, but as I … Continue reading →

Tagged e-books, goals

Uploading (Not) an e-book

By Maris Soule | November 28, 2012 - 9:34 am |November 28, 2012 Musings
9 Comments

My goal Tuesday was to get a book that was originally published by Bantam’s Loveswept up on Amazon as an e-book. This shouldn’t have been a difficult task. Last winter I’d retyped the story, following the formatting guidelines for the Kindle. Three weeks ago I created a cover for the … Continue reading →

Tagged e-books, goals, Interruptions

Staying on Course

By Maris Soule | December 21, 2011 - 2:59 pm |December 21, 2011 Uncategorized
8 Comments

Ever notice if you look off to the side while driving that your car starts to go in that direction? At least that’s what happens to me. A quick glance is all right, but if I look to the side too long, I head that direction.  My best driving is … Continue reading →

Tagged finish what you started, goals, new ideas
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