2010 Creative goals:

- Revise Picasso's Marauders

- Write novel trilogy... Can't disclose any more info at the time ( top secret )

- Write and Illustrate Children's Book The Never Ending Escalator Adventure

- Illustrate children's book Where's my Sock?

- Illustrate Tommy the Toon from Brigadoon

- Write children's poetry book ( Silverstein style )

- Write and Illustrate The Fortune Cookie Diaries

- Revise 3rd Shift Epiphanies: Chronicles of a Gas Attendant

I think as far as writing goes that should keep me busy for 2010. My goal is to see how much I can write in one year. If I can stay on pace with what I did in 2009 I should be able to complete at least 50% of that. I want to at least complete everything except for possibly the second two novels in the trilogy. Since I know what the first is somewhat. I think this to be a realistic goal... Kind of.

2009 I wrote a screenplay in about ten days, but it took a month if you count from conception to the final draft. Then I wrote Picasso's Marauders in about a month with revisions, but honestly I know it needs a professional editor. So for now take it as is. It's the best I can do. I will get better. I just have to keep writing until I get to where I want to be much like my art. Although that took me twenty five years to get to where I want to be. So I am going to try and speed up my writing development by pumping out as many novels, poetry, and children's books as humanly possible.

If all my writing goals are achieved I will be thoroughly impressed. I will have completed 3 adult novels, 1 children's novel, 1 large collection of children's poetry, 3 children's books, 2 poetry books, and 1 revised novel. That is 11 books in all. I don't think I am up to the challenge, but I will try.

It already feels like I am out of time and the year has yet to begin. I never understood why I am so ambitious. Especially towards things that seem to have no benefit, except only to cause myself stress and strain. Oh well, guess I just like being miserable. It could be worse... I could like watching American Idol, or be a Dancing with the Stars fanatic... Pointless... Worthless... I'd rather learn Mandarin.

Only two more days left and the madness begins.