#2025 writing goals

[smootnytechnik]

I made myself a writing bingo for 2025!

Credit to almakrowan for creating the template!

Most of these are for Life series, some for Hermitcraft, a few are miscellaneous and some are for my own OCs! Every time I write something for this, I'll cross it out and link it here. Hope you guys stay with me throught the year :3

[roselinbooks]

🛳👻🫘

🛳 Are there any new ships you want to write for? (Platonic, romantic, or anything in between.)

Okay so I really really want to get the rough draft of Echoed Thunder done this year and that will involve a relationship between Lleuwellyn and another character that is unlike any I've written before. I'm used to writing longing and puppy love/crushes and established relationships, but this is a casual relationship that is more focused on physical intimacy which is TOTALLY NEW FOR ME. Lleuwellyn continues to be a challenging POV in new ways, lol.

👻 Is there a new genre you'd like to write?

Not necessarily a new genre but after spending a lot of time working on Fantasy projects, I want to publish a Horror short story in 2025!

🫘 Spill the beans. What's a new project you're doing this year?

My project lineup for 2025 is: - WHiTE RABBiT (finish and publish) - Echoed Thunder (first draft, and honestly with the way the first draft is coming so far it might go straight to editing?????) - Stellar Eclipse: Weathering the Storm editions of Cloudless Rain and Dark Lightning (part of an omnibus, will not be published until Echoed Thunder is ready to join it) - The Alliance Saga - Clouded Moon #2: Shaded River (first draft)

THANKS FOR THE ASKS!!! I hope your 2025 kicks ass!!

[kristipetersenschoonover]

My last project of 2024...

[tahbhie]

So you want to write a novel before 2025 runs out, huh?

10 actions you should include in your list to make that dream a reality.

1. Practice Time Blocking  

Trust me, you need it. Allocating specific blocks of time for writing can significantly boost your productivity and help you stay focused. Emphasis on ‘stay focused’.

2. Have an Idea Reservoir or Tank 

Create a dedicated space to store all your ideas during brainstorming sessions or whenever inspiration strikes. I recommend Google Docs and Notion to keep everything organized and easily accessible.

3. Watch More Movies and Read New Books 

There's no better way to expand your horizons than consuming diverse media. This is such a great way to spark fresh ideas and provide new perspectives for your writing.

4. Listen to Writing Podcasts and Join Helpful Newsletters  

Stay updated and inspired by listening to writing podcasts and subscribing to newsletters that offer tips, advice, and industry news. It changes everytime. Who says 2025 would be any different? It's best to be prepared. 

5. Create a Playlist 

Arrange your favorite tracks in a way that suits your writing mood. Music can be a powerful tool to set the tone and mood. It helps you feel relaxed and aid scene projections. It also enhances your creativity.

6. Join an Active Writer's Community 

Yes, it's that important. Whether it's an online forum or a local group, being part of a community provides valuable feedback and critique. Engaging with fellow writers also offer support and motivation.

7. Build Your Social Presence  

I feel this isn't addressed enough. If you want people to get invested in your work, start promoting your book and what you do even before it's finished. Share your journey and let people fall in love with your process and personality.

8. Write a List of Comfortable Spots  

Identify and list the places where you feel most comfortable and productive while writing. Having a go-to spot can help you get into the right mindset.

9. Research Writing Tools 

Explore various writing tools and find the ones that work best for you. Discard the rest to avoid clutter and distraction.

10. Invest in Writing Courses  

If you can, take courses that will help you improve your craft. Courses are now made into digestible sections, covering an important segment of writing in elucidating details, which saves you the hassle of paying high figures for a course.

Lastly, go easy on yourself 

Understand that some days will be unproductive, and others will exceed your expectations. This doesn't make you any less of a writer. Love yourself for what you do, appreciate your work for what it is, and value your effort no matter the outcome. You need to love your work first before others will.

♥♥♥♥♥♥

Happy new year fams 🥳🌹

[demonzoro]

anyone got art/writing/life goals for the new year?

[sainz100]

2024 Hungarian GP | x (edited)

[ashmp3]

i think i should make peace with the fact that i am very normal average not special in any way shape or form i won’t leave a mark after i die type of person and continue living my life content with that mindset. easier said than done

[miriadalia]

That feeling when you're trying to keep working on your fanfic but then new ideas about another story pop up in your mind like cookies on a website...

[everytimewetouch-dot-mp3]

big news gang we started writing the omega cultivator concubine shen yuan au properly

my january goal is to write at least 2,000 words a week; we’ll see how that goes lmao. i’m halfway there for this week, but i only have friday and saturday left to get there

please bother me about writing whenever you like ok amen thank you bye

[inmyglowupera]

Write yourself a letter.

Write a Letter to Your Future Self

Whenever I go on a trip, I like to send postcard to my family and friends and since 2022, I got into the habit of sending postcard to myself. They make for singularly special mementos, offering a chance for introspection and alignment with your present and future.

(Bonus: they are such a nice creative outlet too! I love choosing pretty stationary, matching the proper wax seal, adding flowers that I dried in books I carried during my trip and tying them in pretty ribbons.)

As we entered a new year, a letter to your future self is a powerful way to reflect on who you are now, set intentions, and connect with the person you want to become. Here’s how to get started:

1. Reflect on the Present: Share your current challenges, achievements, and what you’re most proud of. Capture this moment in your life—your habits, interests, and hopes.

2. Set Goals and Dreams: Write about where you want to be in the future—your personal growth, career, health, and relationships.

3. Encourage Yourself: Include words of motivation and kindness for future you, reminding them of your resilience and values.

4. Ask Questions: What do you want to know about your future self? Did you achieve your goals? Are you proud of the person you’ve become?

5. Visualize the Future You: Picture the person you want to be in 2026. What does their life look like? Write this as if you’re observing them, channeling their strength and habits into your life now.

This practice isn’t just for the future—it’s a tool to guide your actions today and align with the life you dream of. You can even write yourself monthly or quarterly so when you reread yourself at the end of the year, you see how you progress and how your thoughts changed.

What would you tell the future version of yourself? 💌

[huellitaa]

bee's record player: '24 complete 🎧🎀💬

welcome back to the final edition of bee's record player in 2024! 🎀🎧💭👛🐈‍⬛️✨️

──★ ˙ ̟🎀 notice!

bee's record player will be undergoing a large format change in 2025! this issue is a preview for the next version, so enjoy...💭🐈‍⬛️

──★ ˙ ̟🎀 disclaimer

bee's record player is a simple project i enjoy writing every month and is in no way final or official. these are all my thoughts, opinions and insights that i have compiled together and are by no means definitive or final. take everything with a pinch of salt. enjoy! ♡

🎀🎧 ྀི𓂃 ࣪˖ ALBUMS OF 2024

꒰ა 🐈‍⬛️✨️ a semi-exhaustive list of all the albums released this year: ...♡

and now, in no particular order...

BRAT, charli xcx 👛𓂃 ࣪˖

released june 7th

best songs: von dutch, apple,

running time: 41 minutes 23 seconds

i genuinely think this is the most iconic album of 2024. it was such a massive thing and brat summer was so huge. we love u charli youre an icon 4ever

eternal sunshine, ariana grande 💬𓂃 ࣪˖

released march 8th

best songs: eternal sunshine, supernatural, yes, and?, the boy is mine

running time: 35 minutes 26 seconds

might be biased here cuz ive loved ari since i was little but this was my favourite release this year! id waited for so long and she did not disappoint 💕✨️

tomorrow, tomorrow x together 🍬𓂃 ࣪˖

released april 1st

best songs: deja vu, miracle, the killa

running time: 17 minutes 2 seconds

my comfort album of this year 🫶🏻🧸

short n sweet, sabrina carpenter 🧁𓂃 ࣪˖

released august 23rd

best songs: espresso, please please please, juno, good graces, dont smile

running time: 36 minutes 15 seconds

THE iconic summer '24 staple ✨️🩷

this is how tomorrow moves, beabadoobee 🐈‍⬛️ 𓂃 ࣪˖

released august 9th

best songs: take a bite, real man, california, post,

running time: 41 minutes 23 seconds

charm, clairo 👛𓂃 ࣪˖

released july 12th

best songs: juna, sexy to someone, glory of the snow

running time: 38 minutes 2 seconds

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, billie eillish ⭐️𓂃 ࣪˖

released may 17th

best songs: birds of a feather, lunch, l'amour de ma vie, chihiro, wildflower

running time: 43 minutes 45 seconds

MEGAN, megan thee stallion 🎀𓂃 ࣪˖

released june 28th

best songs: BOA, otaku hot girl, worthy, where them girls at, spin ft. victoria monet

running time: 52 minutes

strategy, twice 🧁𓂃 ࣪˖

released december 6th

best songs: strategy ft. megan thee stallion, kiss my troubles away

running time: 20 minutes 47 seconds

ATE, stray kids 💭𓂃 ࣪˖

released july 19th

best songs: chk chk boom, mountains

running time: 23 minutes 21 seconds

sanctuary, tomorrow x together 👛𓂃 ࣪˖

released november 4th

best songs: heaven, over the moon, danger, forty one winks, resist, higher than heaven

running time: 14 minutes 52 seconds

from zero, linkin park 🧸𓂃 ࣪˖

released november 15th

best songs: the emptiness machine, good things go, from zero (intro)

running time: 31 minutes 54 seconds

CHROMAKOPIA, tyler, the creator 💭𓂃 ࣪˖

released october 28th

best songs: darling, i, like him, st chroma, rah tah tah, tomorrow

running time: 52 minutes 54 seconds

🎀🎧 ྀི𓂃 ࣪˖ 2024 MUSIC CROWNS

best artists 💬𓂃 ࣪˖

charli xcx

♡ charli xcx, of course!! she has been an absolute icon this year with brat and all the remixes and collaborations and such, brat blew up so much and is THE most iconic album of 2024 and so of course the creator of this masterpiece had to be on here too! 🩷

sabrina carpenter

♡ sabrina carpenter has been the pop princess of 2024 and her success is growing every single day. i've only been listening since emails i cant send but she has blown up so much it shocks me. espresso was a global hit and with the ongoing short n' sweet tour i think she's only going to get bigger. love u brina 💭

chappell roan

♡ chappell roan. though the only thing she released this year was good luck, babe, which was still an absolutely huge success, she has been SO iconic throughout the entirety of 2024, with all her performances and appearances, along with her tour and the success of hot to go in the summer. shes too iconic not to put up here ♡

kendrick lamar

♡ okay i don't even LISTEN to kendrick lamar and yet i KEPT hearing about him CONSTANTLY this year. his music kinda goes hard actually and that whole thing w drake as well?? honestly though hes not on my playlist i definitely think the world has heard too much about him for him not to make it up here 💬

tyler, the creator

♡ tyler the creator i feel like also deserves a mention in this list. i also kept hearing so much about him and his music is genuinely so good. chromakopia was such a massive success and all of his albums are so incredibly complex and enjoyable it would be a crime not to put him up here ♡

honourable mention 🧸𓂃 ࣪˖

though there wasn't a place for her on the leaderboard, i definitely feel ariana grande deserves a special mention, with the success of eternal sunshine and the part she played in the success of wicked in november. we love u ari ♡

best albums 🐈‍⬛️𓂃 ࣪˖ (IN ORDER)

BRAT, charli xcx

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, billie eillish

short n' sweet, sabrina carpenter

eternal sunshine, ariana grande

cowboy carter, beyonce

songs of a lost world, the cure

best k-pop 👛𓂃 ࣪˖

i feel like kpop deserves its own little section because its so different to western music in the way of management and music output. and the winner of said section for this year has to be stray kids. with ATE in july and their new album in december, they have been touring and collaborating and going all out this year. i am more of a casual listener these days but i have not been able to stop hearing about them. they are so iconic every year but this year i cant think of anyone that tops them in all honesty 🩷✨️♡

🎀🎧 ྀི𓂃 ࣪˖ 2024 MUSIC SUMMARY

2024 was a very much pop-oriented year in the world of music, and with hyperpop being surprisingly the top genre, many conflicts were started and many bangers were made. though i can't say its been a legendary musical year, its definitely been a memorable one, and i feel next year will only continue that and take it even further. i look forward to seeing what 2025 brings for us in the music scene, and i hope you all have a beautiful new year, inside and outside of music 💬🩷🫶🏻🎀🎧⭐️

🎀🗒 note: you can see my personal music favourites from this year in this post here! ♡)

all my love, and happy 2♡25! 🎆🎀🫶🏻🩷🐈‍⬛️

[moonshine-nightlight]

2025 Writing Plans

With this being the third such yearly plan post, i think its officially a tradition lol. my standard disclaimer is this is my high level plan right now, subject to change and likely overly optimistic, but still worthwhile to make and try to layout. posting about writing plans gets me excited for the new year.

here's what i'm thinking:

Nothing's Wrong With Dale: Borrowing some of my plan from last year, i need to finish my own edit of Dale, hire an editor, commission cover art, and then self-publish. I'd love to get all that done in time for december publishing, but given how long everything was taking last year, i'd settle for just pushing it over to editors by the end of the year.

Short Stories: I want to finish off Courtship Confusion and Free Piano: Haunted this year, along with at least one other new story, but i am not trying to predict what that might be lol. maybe one that's been on my shelf for a while,maybe the one i started a couple days ago, maybe a new idea I havn't even had yet, like Voluntary Sacrifice. Nothing's gonna get posted until May at the earliest.

Novella(s): I'd like to kick off work self-publishing two other Novellas: a combo naga novella (Finally Woken and Selfish) and Sacrifice. No idea how far I can get between my edits and revisions, scrounging up the money to pay for editor/publishing/cover art, and pulling together some sort of timeline for all that, but I want to get it all going so i have more self-published work out there (it'd b really cool to go to a con or something in 2026 and have a set of books to promo and not just 2 lol - not to get too ahead of myself).

Series: I want to make Sacrifice the first novella in a 6 book series, each focusing on a different deity returning to the temple with the final book about all of them coming together against a common enemy, likely focusing back on the MC from Sacrifice. I have some note sand outlines for the different stories (although they all need better titles). Currently, I was considering them being a published exclusive, but I might still post abridged version on here, especially as I work through my ideas. So for 2025, in addition to getting Sacrifice further on it's own publish journey, i want to complete all the outlines and notes, solidify the characters, etc - everything i need to start writing these stories.

Longer stories: I still want to work on planning them out and making a decision on one to start posting next, like with Dale, but I don't think that actually posting anything longer like that will happen in 2025 (see everything else i want to do above lol). Still, getting organized is important and i'm looking forward to fleshing them all out and knowing which one i'll be diving into next.

So lots of stuff i want to get into and multiple things I want to try to finish off lol Definitely overly ambitious, but its getting me excited to get to writing.

As always, my day job is extremely busy January - April and this year is no exception so new stories until that time passes.

Feel free to send in any asks about upcoming/current stories! I'm looking forward to all the exciting writing and publishing to come in 2025!

[valeffelees]

wouldn't it be so funny if i signed up for the cobb even tho the final chapter of my only posted wip has been rotting in my gdocu for a year and i have shared literally nothing else since

[illumiera]

Lumi's 2024 Wrap-Up

Rules: it’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 (or so) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought to the world in 2024. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

thank you so much for the tag, @pocket-vvardvark and @fangsandsoftgrass! 💖

it feels only right that I should list my beloved work-in-progress longfic, i fear no fate (for you are my fate) at #1! this year, I wasn't able to write as much as I'd have liked to, but I still managed to publish two chapters and get around halfway through my next chapter, for a total of 26, 115 words of my two silly dragons falling hopelessly in love and getting into various time shenanigans. 🐉🐉

this year, I wrote my first ficlet! see, i've come to burn your kingdom down is a pre-ifnf story of How Elentari Bellefeuille Really Ruined The Dark Brotherhood's Day, and I had so much fun writing it! (I can't wait for something of this to show up in the main story...)

and I also wrote a ficlet, a new moon rises, in which my Nerevarine, Ilmarenya Ara'dayn, becomes something more than a mortal and less than a god and kisses Azura in the process.

next up is the first piece of art I created this year, which is this portrait of Elentari! I still really like this one!

last but not least, it's another piece of Elentari artwork, which I actually started in January and finished in October. gosh. you can see me trying a few new techniques there, getting a bit more comfortable with my style, and finally coming up with a design for her robes, and... welll, that's Future Lumi's problem if I have to draw them again, isn't it?

leaving this one an open tag for all my writer and artist friends and mutuals! whether you've had a fairly quiet year in terms of creativity or you've been a force of art that has no doubt inspired me, take a moment to show yourself some love! 🤲

[swanerotica]

2025 plan but i do not want to become a productive member of society

make dope ass art

become cooler looking so i can take really cool pictures and show them to everyone who called me ugly as a child ( i was an ugly child but no need to point it out dude)

expand my knowledge on music so i can be more elitest

put an ancient curse on everyone whose ever wronged me because i am literally consumed with hate. really think cursing some people would help with that

journal literally everything. i forget too much of my life

become the best flute player ever and flex my knowledge on my old friend who said i was a shit flute player when he couldnt even get a note out of it

become a wizard

make weirder art

write a book and gatekeep it from you all

watch more movies so i can annoy the filmbros with my knowledge on cinema

[histhoughtslately]