As we are over half way through 2025, I figured it was time give an update on how well my goals for this year are going.
Goal 1
My first goal was to complete a new draft of a novel. So far, I have not done this.
I have several, partly written, first drafts, some of which are around the half way point. But, so far, I haven’t finished any of them. I have been struggling to focus on one project at a time. Hopefully, before the end of the year, I will focus on one story idea and complete the first draft.
Goal 2
Read at least 20 book.
I can happily say that I have done this one! I have been reading a lot this year and while I wanted to read and review more indie and self-published authors, I decided to tackle my TBR instead. One thing I realised is that I own a lot of unread books, so I switched my aim to reading those. I have limited the books I buy to ones I wanted to read before 2025. Out of the 21 books I have read this year, 11 were on my ‘To Be Read’ list, which is over half! I am also trying to donate the books that I don’t want to reread.
Goal 3
Post a free short story on my blog.
This goal isn’t done yet, but everything is mostly prepared and ready. The Last Dance is a paranormal short story about a woman exploring an abandoned theatre. Not only will it be available for free on this website, but for those who would like to support me, you can buy it for an ebook for just 77p on Amazon.
So, that is my goals update for 2025!
Hopefully, by the end of the year, the short story will be available. And, thankfully, I have five months left to complete the first draft of a new story. If you’d like to support me by buying my debut novel, click here. Or, check out my 2024 goals review where I set myself these goals here.