Recently I took on an Instagram challenge and one of the daily themes was an Author Bucket List. I had a bucket list of that type before, but it’s been forever since I had a look at it so I decided to write it again and see if I made any progress on the items I wanted.

I realized that I didn’t care for some items anymore, so I took them out, keeping the ones that still spoke to me. If I get any more cool ideas for the list, I will tack them on here in the future.

For now, here is my Author Bucket List…

My Author Bucket List:

Write a novel – Done! Published December 20th, 2014! First draft of two others completed, one is in rewrites
Become part of a writing group – 2011 and 2012
Take a writing class – 2011, 2012
Get novel professionally edited – Oct-Nov 2014
Publish a novel – Done! December 20th, 2014
Start a blog – 2013
Start a newsletter – 2014
Write a short story – 2014
Publish a short story – Oct 2014
Enter a writing contest – 2014 and was accepted into NaNoWriMo LA anthology
Win a writing contest
Complete NaNoWriMo
Join Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal chapter of Romance Writers Of America
Attend RWA conference
Meet my readers at one of the ‘Cons or a book festival, sign and sell my book – YEAH, Done! WonderCon 2015, thank you Emery!
Write four books a year – fantasy, writing, tech tips for writers
Write a book of short stories
Self-publish a book of short stories
Get published in a magazine
Guest post for a blog – 2014, on KaylaDawnThomas.com
Attend writers conference – 2013, 2014 and 2017
Meet someone in the writing industry that you admiire – 2017, Met Mark Lefebvre of Kobo Writing</>
Join writer’s society – 2013, GLAWS
Go on a writing retreat
Open a writer-friendly coffee shop with comfy seats and free wi-fi
Be a full time writer

 

They say if you dream it and write it down, it will happen. I’ll be hard at work to make it happen.