Wednesday, January 07, 2026

IWSG: Writing Plans for 2026

 Happy 2026! I hope it's a good one for you. If you're not already familiar with the Insecure Writer's Support Group, you can learn more about them on their website or Facebook page.
 
Our hosts this month are Shannon Lawrence, Olga Godim, Jean Davis, and Jacqui Murray.
 
Here's our question for January: Is there anything in your writing plans for 2026 that you are going to do that you couldn't get done in 2025?
 
A lot of my goals for 2026 are reading goals, not writing goals. They include reading at least one hour of a paper book each week (I read a lot of eBooks, but by reading more paper, I hope to get some books off my To Be Read pile), reading at least ten books in Terry Prachett's Discworld series, and reading at least one diversity read each month. However, I also have several works I'd like to finish, including my next cozy mystery, a short story anthology in my Season Avatar series, and the first novel in a Season Avatar spinoff series. These works have all been languishing for a couple of years, honestly. I wrote a lot of short fiction last year, but I still have a story involving a harpist and a composer that I'd like to finish.
 
What are your plans for this year? Feel free to share them in the comments. 
 

 

4 comments:

Natalie Aguirre said...

Good luck with your reading goals. Reading can inspire your writing. Good luck writing your next cozy mystery.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Good luck with both goals! The Discworld books will take some time.

L. Diane Wolfe said...

No writing for me last year but I did a ton of reading.

Jean Davis said...

I hear you on the TBR piles. I have so many of those to get too and sometimes it's easier to pick up the ereader than face that stack. An hour a week is a very doable goal. Best of luck with getting through some of your pile.

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