By Baker

For the Traditionalist:

• Join National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and write 50,000 words on a single piece of fiction.

For the Habitual Line Stepper:

• Write 50,000 words of fiction spread among several projects.
• Write ten 5,000-word short stories.
• Write 50,000 words of memoir or non-fiction.
• Blog 50,000 words.
• Write a poem a day.

For the Non-Conformist

• Write in a new place at least once a week.
• Create ten new characters; work on their character backgrounds three days each.
• Write fresh fiction every day based on a writing prompt. When you hit 1,667 words, stop for the day. Pick up the unfinished pieces in December.
• Write anything in a new-to-you genre.

For the Eschewer

• Submit four or more pieces for publication, at least one per week.
• Spend the first two weeks of November researching markets and the remainder of the month submitting.
• Research and query one or two agents or publishers per week.
• Attend a workshop or write-in. If you can’t find one, create one.