I will try to update this monthly to give a picture of where I am with each goal. The numbers next to each goal illustrate how hard I think this will be to accomplish within the year (1 being certain, 10 being close to impossible).
2014 Resolutions
-Finish my first novel, At Last, At Anchor 1/10
My first novel's first draft is finished. I think I'll be able to make the edits in full by March/April.
-Finish the first draft of my second, Stellar Express (working title) 5/10
I wrote the aforementioned novel in about nine and a half months at an erratic pace. I think I can finish in about seven months if I start in May.
-Enter my (untitled) poetry collection in Write Bloody Publishing's contest to win 9/10
I figure it's worth a try. I think I will at least make it to the second round.
-Finish a short story collection called Everyone Knows This is Nowhere (working title) 1/10
I already have an outline and a few sketches that will become stories over the next few months.
-Land an agent for my first novel 10/10
I'm gonna start trying around May. Very cautiously pessimistic.
-Gain between ten and twenty pounds 7/10
If I alter my diet and exercise, it should work.
-Get a 4.0 throughout the year across the next four semesters 7/10
I'm a Physics major and a Chemistry minor, so this won't be easy.
-Rack up between fifty and one-hundred rejections for my work 1/10
Getting rejected comes with the territory. At least this way I'm still trying to get my work out there.
-Get a 30 or better on the MCAT 6-7/10
I got a 14 on a practice exam I took as a Freshman in college my second semester. I think I should be able to double my score.
-Read Infinite Jest from start to finish within two weeks to a month 10/10
Dave Eggers got it done in a month, so that's who I'll try to measure up to.
-Write an article for nappyafro.com every two weeks at minimum 6/10
Hip-hop bores me a lot of the time nowadays. I will try to find ways to make it interesting.
-Run a mile in under nine minutes 8/10
I'm allergic to trees, grass, and dust mites. We'll see how this goes.
-Learn how to make beats on my MPC 3/10
I have pretty good ideas, but I still need to learn how to implement them.
-Learn how to code 5/10
So far I have an elementary grasp of Python, a moderate grasp of HTML, and little to no grasp of C++.
I was thinking about making a resolution to be a more active blogger, but I feel like that would take away from the time I will be spending pursuing these things. I'll try to keep active.
