Writing resolutions for the big ’26

My poeting+ goals for 2026 are:

1. To continue blogging daily for the entire year.

2. To prepare the manuscript for my first collection, Words Like Light.

3. To go on my first writing retreat.

4. To successfully promote my new poetic form, the longette/longette lite:
a) releasing a monthly prompt throughout the year
b) running the first annual cooperatition, in Nov–Dec 2026
c) publishing everyone’s submissions (as many as possible)
d) printing and distributing the related stickers.

5. To get another place or commendation in a poetry or fiction competition.

6. To write at least a poem a week.

7. To get to know the other poets in the 2026 Yearlong Nonstop Poetry workshop; and to learn from them, from Kit Kelen and from the guest speakers.

8. To achieve 12 short stories in 12 months (Deadlines for Writers challenge).