At the end of 2015 I wrote a blog post
How Did I Do in 2015 and New Year's Resolutions for 2016
What were my 2016 goals and did I achieve them?
2016 GOALS & RESOLUTIONS
One of my goals in 2016 was to continue growing my Twitter profile with quality followers, and find time to work on
Instagram and
Periscope. But
mainly in 2016 I resolved to continue to focus on my writing - both
non-fiction and fiction.
DID I ACHIEVE THOSE 2016 GOALS
1. Twitter
I started 2016 with 10K followers on Twitter. I continued to work to grow that number with quality followers and as of December 2, 2016 I have reached 11.8K (11,800). Growing my Twitter reach is important to me but it was not my main focus in 2016, nor will it be for 2017
2. Instagram & Periscope
After
a great deal of study and applying myself on both these Social Media outlets, I determined that, while they are fun, they are not a useful part of my business model. I believe Periscope could be but due to my limited physical mobility, the optimum way of using it is too challenging for me.
3. Writing Genealogy & Mystery Books
I'm very pleased that in June 2016 I published my first fiction - a genealogy mystery book about a middle-aged genealogist who has a penchant for stumbling on dead bodies as she researches her ancestors. In
"Death Finds a Way: A Janie Riley Mystery" readers meet Janie
Riley. Janie and her husband head to Salt Lake City Utah to research
Janie's elusive 4th great-grandmother. But her search into the past
leads her to a dark secret. She must solve the mysteries of the past and
the present before disaster strikes.
Death Finds a Way is available as a paperback on
Amazon.com,
Amazon.ca
and the
CreateSpace eStore Also available as an e-book on
Amazon.com and
Amazon.ca
As well as my venture into mystery novel writing, I completed and published
several genealogy-history books in 2016.
2017 GOALS
My goals for 2017 are easy to formulate. I plan to focus even more on
my writing. Presently I am 3/4 of the way through a first draft of Janie Riley's second adventure which I hope to publish in 2017.
"A Grave Secret" and follows Janie's journey to the most haunted village in England as she searches for her 4th great-grandparents.
Of course I will continue my genealogy research
as well. I look forward to new challenges and opportunities in the New
Year! What are your goals for the coming year?
This is what an author does at the cottage in the spring. Bundle up, sit outside and let the waves and wind be your muse.
