Each year end I give some thought to what I’d like to focus on writing in the coming year, and what I want to accomplish on the business end of my writing enterprise.
Inevitably, I get sidetracked along the way and don’t go 100% through with my “New Year’s Resolutions”.
And 2022 may end up no different than any other year. In the end, I suppose none of this matters. I’m retired. I’ve pretty much resigned myself to the fact that my writing is a hobby. I don’t need to make money from my pen. Sure, it would be nice. But it’s not a necessity.
Which means it’s all fun. 🙂 And if I’m not having fun, I ain’t gonna be doing it.
Nevertheless, it’s good to plot a course even if along the way you decide to deviate at some point. So, for 2022, I’ve specified a few high priority items I want to accomplish.
Screenplays
For quite some time I’ve wanted to try my hand at screenplays. Probably because I’ve had a long standing interest in drama. After all, my first “publishing credit” was way back in high school when my 11th grade drama class produced for the school a play I’d written. Quite a neat experience that was!
Therefore, the major focus of my writing in 2022 will be screenplays.
I’ll still write shorter fiction for my mailing list folk. So if you’re interested in that, sign up for my mailing list. You’ll get a freebie if you do. You’ll also get news about my screenplay adventure, and all the other things I’m writing.
A New Series
I like the occult detective genre. A blend of mystery and the macabre. The two genres I most like to read.
Sometime in 2022 I intend to introduce an occult detective series. The stories will begin as screenplays, and then I will write the books from the screenplays. The ol’ two birds with one stone idea.
Audio Books
A couple years ago I bought an excellent DIY audiobook course from Derek Doepker. The course is just what I was looking for.
I bought the equipment, and now all I need to do is carve out time and start recording. There is, of course, editing, and all the other stuff that goes with producing a “book”.
The guesstimate for the first few audiobooks is around 6+ hours for every finished hour of the recording. That will come down in time as I get more experience. Or so I’m told. 🙂
And with 30+ books in my oeuvre, I have plenty of material to record. Which will keep me out of mischief for a very long time.
Move My Blog to YouTube
This one is iffy. I’ve put it on my list for 2022, but it’s at the bottom of my top tier of projects.
I don’t intend anything fancy. No vlog, at least as vlogs are popularly conceived of these days. No high tech YouTube Channel; mostly because I don’t have the know-how. Nor do I know anyone who has the know-how.
I envision the project to start off as a verbal form of my blog. If it takes off, then I can get more high tech. “Take off” really means making money from it.
Mostly, I’m contemplating doing this to save wear and tear on my hands and still produce blog-type content.
We’ll see how it goes.
Wrap-Up
So those are my major plans for the new year. I will, in addition, continue to build up my mailing list as I search for my 1,000 True Fans. I know they’re out there. Wish me luck!
Comments are always welcome. And until next time, I wish you a fabulous new year!
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