Do you do it every year? I do. I always make a list of New Year’s Resolutions. I think, “Hey, I need to lose weight. Okay, I’ll do it after the first of the year.” Or, “Gosh, I need to save money. I’ll start after the first of the year.” And while this year is no different, definitely need to lose weight and save money. I have another resolution in mind. One that will bring me happiness and moments of peace. Reading!
I’m going to put reading at the top of my resolution list. And not just a general heading like “reading”. I want to be more specific and make a list of books I want to finish. I always want to make it clear how many, when, etc. A good friend of mine tells me often that generalizing something on a todo list often gives you the ability to say I’ve done it…when you might only have done part. Like writing. You can note on a todo list that you need to write more. But when you say you need to write 5 pages a day, well, that’s another pickle altogether.
So…up first for me is reading the latest Nora (and the final one in her trilogy). I also want to read at least one new book per month. I used to could say one per week or even more, but since the kids take up a lot of my time and the web business (which I’m oh, so thankful for), I can’t do nearly that much reading any longer.
I’m also hoping to bring in January with some great book giveaways. I recently received a wonderfully full shipment of books from Kensington to use as giveaways. As I understand it, WeWriteRomance.com is now on their web partners list and I should be receing a few new books each month that can be used as giveaways, promotions, reviews, etc. I’ll post more on that soon.
Have a great New Year!
Heather R.
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I’m with you on this. I think I’m going to make a very specific list of new books I want to read and start a reading journal this year. I might not have time to jot down more than a title and author, and maybe a note about whether or not I liked the book, but I think it’ll be fun at the end of the year to see what I’ve read. Of course, for many of the books I read, I’ll end up writing reviews for myself (The Erotic Reader website) or for you. :-) But there will definitely be some books that don’t fit either site. In fact, I’ve started off the new year with a dose of sci-fi.