Coffee With David

As 2009 winds down, I have begun to look to 2010 and what steps I need to take in my writing career. I started this year thinking I could accomplish a lot more than what I did. Taking the lessons from this year, I am expanding my horizons. Writing is not only a passion to me, but it is also a business. As such I cannot just focus on bylines in 2009. I have to take my writing to the next level, improve it, and makea little money with it. While being a “starving author” can be romantic that romance only goes so far.

I have placed goals on my website where it would appear that I will be attempting to produce one book a month. That is an illusion. There is a lot of overlaps in projects that produces that. However, that idea of a goal was made prior to signing on with some online publishers for non-fiction writing that will pay me for my work. So, back to the writing plan drawing board. I still want to produce at least 6 books (4 novels, 1 poetry, and 1 self-defense) book next year and have begun work on those. I also want to take what I have written (like Dark Medicine, The Indebted, and others) and get them out to possible publishers. Add to this list are the sprinkling of short stories and poems as well as weekly blogs. I will also be holding various seminars throughout the year.

All of this added to a full time “bill paying” job and a very active life. All I can say is “Thank God for Coffee!” I know I will be juggling my schedules and learning when I have overloaded myself. 2010 looks to be another odyssey into self-discovery as a poet, a writer and as a martial artist.

Please visit www.davidalanlucas.com for more information on the articles, blogs, non-fiction books, stories, novels, and poetry I write.