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2026 Writing Goals

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I sat down the other day and wrote a list of things that I want to accomplish this year in my Writing. I ended up with 10 in my writing planner, and another 17 which I wrote up while at work on Saturday. Some of them overlap, so lets have a look and see what we can make of the two lists.

Attend the Riwaka Fair and sell my books (6 books!) This was on the 2nd of January and I sold 6 books. That’s 4 more than last year. And I even made a couple of connections with people who were interested in writing. I love encouraging people, so I like making these connections and sharing information.

Publish Finding Faith in March – ebook and paperback. I’ve also written the start of a prologue, that I will release in February – I just need to finish it.

Publish Gaining Grace in July – ebook and paperback.

Publish Having Hope in November – ebook and paperback, and I need to create an epilogue to show the girls in the future – not sure how far yet.

Finish writing Quin and Stef – I want to get this done by the end of March2026

Finish writing Revelations I also want to finish this by the end of March

Write and complete Modern Cinderella by August 2026. I already have this outlined, so it shouldn’t take much to write it up.

Write and complete Redemption by September – this is the last of the Angel books, so I can edit and publish them for 2027.

Start writing Simon and Mel starting in October / November.

Edit Quin and Stef (for publication 2027)

Edit Modern Cinderella (for publication 2027)

Edit Resurrection (for publication 2027)

Edit Redemption (for publication 2027)

Earn $500 from my books (Jan to Dec 26)

Establish Alli Harris – create a website, facebook and instagram page for my darker writing (more fantasy and science fiction romance.)

Create an audio book of Cursed Love – This is one thing I want to achieve this year, in my learning a new skill, is recording and editing Cursed Love. I’m actually keen to video me reading it and releasing it on Youtube – but I need to get a bit more confident in front of the camera.

Have 500 people on my Catherine Mede facebook author page, and 500 people in my newsletter list. Currently I have 210 and 310 respectively, so I don’t think 500 is too big an ask.

I think that just about captures everything. That’s seventeen items all up, so I will keep you posted on updates, probably once a quarter, so that we all know where I am at, and you guys can kick my butt if I don’t get things done on time. Nothing like a bit of accountability.

Moving Toward 2026

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It’s at this time of the year that I start to get my thinking cap on, and come up with a plan for the following year. December seems to be a time for reflection and thought about what I achieved in the previous eleven months and what I want to achieve moving forward.

This year is no different. I’ve managed to write two books and half of two books (so technically three books), which is great. I tried an experiment in January and carried it on throughout the year, and I can write in more than one genre at a time.

But then I started working part time, and that made things a little tricky. While I could write in the mornings, because I have so much free time at work, I have been writing while there…and neglecting writing at home.

And then I started going to the gym, and my writing time pretty much disappeared at home.

But I need to be writing at home. I can’t guarantee that I will have writing time at work, so I need to juggle my time again and work out what routine will suit me best. I know that I do my best writing in the mornings. I also like going to the gym early, which is three mornings a week.

There are only so many hours in the morning for me to work with.

I’ve also been reading paperbacks in the morning’s, in bed, once I’ve made my coffee. And I’ve been enjoying this time to myself and setting myself up to start my day.

And you might be thinking, well hell girl, you’re reading and drinking coffee in bed, and then getting up, going to the gym and or writing? You don’t start work until 1 – what are you worried about?

I have a one-hour drive to my job. I pretty much stop what I’m doing by 11am and have lunch and get myself ready for work.

And I’m getting up at 6am, having a coffee and reading in bed, getting up about 7:30 and having breakfast, before hitting the gym by 9 and home by 1015. So technically, I have three quarters of hour to write in… but it doesn’t happen like that.

I need to make it happen. And it will, and this is why I use this time to do some …planning and adjusting and thinking. To work out the best way to move forward in 2026.