It's the first Wednesday of the month (and of 2026), so it's time for the Insecure Writers' Support Group.
Our lovely hosts for the January 7 posting of the IWSG are Shannon Lawrence, Olga Godim, Jean Davis, and Jacqui Murray.
This month's question has me kind of stymied...
Is there anything in your writing plans for 2026 that you are going to do that you couldn't get done in 2025?You see, I haven't made any real writing plans for 2026 yet. For the first time in years, I don't have a new book clamoring to be written. And I don't want to force it. I know something will come to me eventually. And in the meantime, I have edits to do on the book I wrote last year, and I'm still querying one I finished at the end of 2024. So, I won't be bored.
The one thing I'd like to continue in 2026 is writing flash fiction every day. I've had a wee break over the holidays, so this week I plan to get back to writing one each day if I can.
But that's not answering the question... I did start an MG novel last year that I only got a few chapters into, so maybe, while I wait for a real novel idea to appear, I'll tinker with that and maybe get it finished.
Are there things you have hanging over you from 2025 that you're hoping to get to in the New Year
It sounds like you're in a good space about not having a new project at the start of 2026. Editing a book you've written and querying it takes a lot of time.
ReplyDeleteYep. My entire list of things I hope to do in 2026 is everything I didn't do in 2025, which was pretty much the entire list. So...at least I didn't have to spend a lot of time coming up with a new list?
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with all your writing/editing endeavors this year!
When the right idea hits, you'll know it!
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