It’s Top 10 Tuesday (hosted at The Broke and the Bookish) and the topic is:
Top Ten Goals/Resolutions For 2014 (bookish, not bookish or a blend)
It’s that time of the year again. You know, when everyone decides “new year, new me” and signs up for the gym and stuff. I kind of make it a point NOT to make resolutions, but I do have some goals for myself and my blog this upcoming year. The last 9 months have been pretty incredible and much more than I could ever imagined. I can’t wait to see what 2014 will bring! Here’s ten goals for myself and my blog.
Top Ten Goals/Resolutions For 2014
1. Add a reviewer to my blog
*this is actually happening VERY soon!
2. Complete a manuscript
I need to just finish writing a book. Just to prove to myself that I can.
3. Read 250 books
Last year was 234. This year will be tough to beat, but why not try!?
4. Continue blogging and growing as a reviewer
I can’t wait to see where this blog is this time next year!
5. Attend a book-related conference
I don’t care which one, I just want to have the experience of being in a giant room with people who love books as much as I do.
6. Meet some of my blogging friends
I have made some great friends this year! I’d love to meet the faces behind the blogs (esp. Julie, because we are so close and Chiara…. and not just because she lives in Australia!)
7. Attend more author events
Because the ONE I went to was one of the coolest things I did in 2013!
8. Finally get around to some of those series I have been wanting to read.
Cinder, Vampire Academy, Splintered, Shadow & Bone, etc.
9. Clear up my Netgalley & Edelweiss lists
They’re out of control. Must.read.faster.
10. Get better at DNF’ing.
I always feel so horrible, but then I feel even worse when I finish the book I did not like. Trying to get over that one hasn’t been easy!
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So, that’s it. What are some of your 2014 goals?
Such A Novel Idea 
Cleaning up NG is a good plan I’m working on, too. And 250 books! Wooow that’s a lot! 😀 Good luck, and best of luck with manuscript as well!
Happy reading!
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I definitely recommend you read Cinder! I just finished Scarlet and I loved it! 🙂 Good luck with your goals and thanks for sharing! xD
Splintered is really good. I hope you get to read it. 😀
Good luck on your goals.
Ah! DNF’ing. I have the same problem. In the last days of 2013 I actually DNF’d for the first time in ages! I started out feeling REALLY bad about it, but after having time to reflect, it was the right thing. It was better than wasting time and I was able to move on to another book that I ended up loving!
250 books is a great reading goal! I would love to read that much. 🙂 Great list!
I’ve seen a lot of “embrace the DNF” posts today! Must be a good goal. 🙂
GOOD LUCK TO YOU!
Sounds like you have a great year coming up! I need to clear up my NetGalley and Edelweiss lists too. Best wishes to you for an excellent year of reading.
AMAZING list. Wow, a lot of books to read this year, but you can do it! And a manuscript, that’s exciting as well as a new reviewer. I just love all your goals, it makes me excited for you 🙂 Good luck!
I am TERRIBLE at DNFing. I always feel like I have to read the entire book. I would like to add that goal, to try and DNF at least one bad book this year! Great list, good luck Jess!
Here’s my Top Ten.
Awesome goals!
I hope you complete every single one ❤
Good luck!
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I also can’t wait to start Cinder and Splintered. I liked the Vampire Academy but I have only read the first one. I also read Shadow and Bone and found it really disappointing, I did a review on it that you can check out here:http://theirishbookworm.blogspot.ie/2014/01/shadow-and-bone-by-leigh-bardugo.html
http://theirishbookworm.blogspot.ie/2014/01/top-ten-tuesday-2014-bookish-resolutions.html
There’s absolutely no way that I could read 250 books in one year with my crazy school schedule! I wish you luck on that goal.
I just wrote a review for Splintered a couple days ago: http://thenerdyjournalist.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/splintered-by-a-g-howard/
It’s a good book; I think you’ll like it 🙂
Jess this is an awesome list. I’ve got some of these on my list too hehe. Ooh and I’m excited to hear about this additional blogger you’re going to get. There are a lot of great events happening in the Houston area, so if you come to one of them you can get two of your items checked off at once 🙂 Provided it is one I can go to as well lol.
Series, yes those lovely things that require a commitment–I have hopes to read more of them this year because the ones I did last year I really enjoy. Good luck on all your endeavors!! Happy Reading! My List