New Year's Resolutions 2024

I wasn't able to complete the New Years' Resolution Challenge this year due to life contraints but I'm looking forward to checking out some of the World Ember articles soon!
In the meantime, here's my Creative resolutions for this year. In the sidebar, you'll see my "Reading to Write" Bingo card. I'm hoping it will help me focus my reading endeavours to books that will help me expand my abilities as a writer. (If you click it, you'll be able to see a larger version of the image.)

Creative New Year's Resolutions

I'm still trying to iron out my New Year's Resolutions. I'm going to break my goals down between the "end goal" and the "actions."

Goal: Study writing

Action: Read 1 Book from a Genre that I don't typically read
Action: Read 2 books to improve my writing
Action: Read 1 Book for Honing my voice
Action: Read 1 challenging book
Action: Read 1 non-fiction book for research

Goal: Kick Imposter Syndrome Ass

Action: Read 1 inspirational book
Action: Edit 100,000 words on Tarantellia
Action: Write 20,000 words for Portals
Action: Write 20,000 words for Project Trashheap
Action: Get Content Ready for Publishing (Priscilla's Potent Pastries and my "Compendium")
Action: Commission Work

Goal: Participate more in WA and 4tw communities

Action: Spend time engaging in the discord servers, less lurking!
Action: Spend active time on twitch during WA Streams, with WA streamers, and with 4tW streamers, less lurking
Action: Read Books from 4tw & WA authors and share reviews online, don't keep those thoughts quiet
^^ To that end, if anyone has a book, throw it in the comments! (Bonus points if there's an audiobook or if I can read with my browser's Read Aloud extension.)

2024 Book List

Completed Reads

1. The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos, R.N.
2. He Who Fights with Monsters 6: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon and Travis Deverell
3. Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
4. He Who Fights with Monsters 7: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon and Travis Deverell
5. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
6. Iron Widow #1 by Xiran Jay Zhao
7. He Who Fights with Monsters 8: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon and Travis Deverell
8. Science Comics: Spiders by Tait Howard

Currently Reading

• How to Read like a Literature Professor by Thomas Foster
• Write for Life by Julia Cameron
• He Who Fights with Monsters 9: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon and Travis Deverell
• Just Stab Me Now by Jill Bearup
• Pathfinder GM Core
• Pathfinder Player Core

Want to Finish this Year

• The McCartney Legacy by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair
• My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
• Elements of Style by William Strunk
• Rosa: The Life of an Italian Immigrant
• The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
• Consumed by Aja Barber
• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
• Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller

TBR

• Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
• Love, Life, & Hocus Pocus - Cat Magic by Lydia Sherrer
• He Who Fights with Monsters 10: A LitRPG Adventure by Shirtaloon and Travis Deverell
• The Write to Write by Julia Cameron

2024 Reading Bingo

My goal with this challenge is accessibility. For me, reading 20 books in a year is easy, given I mostly listen to audiobooks. Between Libby and the ReadAloud browser extension, I don't have to worry as much about reaching my goals.

Rewards

At the moment, I don't have any rewards planned. I was thinking about getting one book per "BINGO." ...but that could get pricey even if I shop at used bookstores. Good thing I have a year to come up with something!
The challenges on this Bingo Card range in difficulty from "read in comfy clothes" to "read 1 challenging book."

Description

Image of a BINGO card on floral background. It reads,
"Reading to Write
BINGO
Read 1 Book for Honing My Voice
Read 2 Books to Improve My Writing
Write 20,000 words
Read a Book from an Unfamiliar Genre
Read 1 Challenging Book
Read 1 Non-Fiction Book for Research
Lose Track of Time While Reading
Read 7 Days in a Row
Read 20 Books
Read for 30 minutes
Relax and Read with a Cozy Drink
Reread an old Favorite
Free Space
Start & Finish a Book in a Day
Read an autobiography or memoir
Listen to an Audiobook
Read a Book I Own but Never Read
Read 1 Inspirational Book
Read in Comfy Clothes
Read on a Rainy Day
Read a Book from my Favorite Author
Read 1 Book from a Debut Author
Read 1 Book Written by a Local Author
Read 1 Story Written by a World Anvil Author
Read 1 Story Written by a 4thewords Author"

Challenge Inspiration

My 2024 Bingo Challenge is inspired by jessethereader's 2023 Bingo on YouTube.

Image Creation

Background photo was acquired from Erol Ahmed on Unsplash under the Unsplash License. I put together the additional layers in Adobe Illustrator and exported the file as a pdf and png.
Fonts used: Gabriola and Lamar Pen.

Once I fix up a blank version, I'll include a link here.