A little more than two weeks into the New Year I reviewed my resolutions to determine whether I was moving towards a stated goal, away from it, or treading water.
To recap, the 2007 writing goals and progress notes:

1) Enter twenty(20) fiction writing contests that pay cash prizes in excess of $300 and publication in a respected periodical, annual or magazine.

As a result of mentioning this goal, three readers suggested a new competition sponsored by Simon and Schuster. The final deadline is March 15, 2007. I have decided to enter The Confession. It’s an Internet only contest, and everyone who has an opinion and access to a computer can weigh in and vote on the first chapter. Their votes, along with the panelist selections, decide who advances to round two and three.
2) Pitch the novel to 40 agents/editors.

Nothing concrete happened towards that end, as I’m still implementing feedback from the Final Three. Until the revisions are done, I won’t query. My drop dead date for revisions are February 13, 2007. That leaves 46 weeks for querying agents–sufficient time.

3) Launch guerrilla marketing campaign for the novel. The details of this plan must remain unde wraps because it’s the only truly original idea I’ve ever had about hawking fiction. If it works, I’ll gladly disclose the details.

Can’t say anything about this at present.

4) Finish a draft of The Confession before beginning another large writing project.

Besides the site and some light edits on The Last Track, I direct my writing efforts at The Confession. Entering First Chapters forces its completion, which logically keeps me on course with this goal.